| 单词 | house sport |
| 释义 | > as lemmashouse sport house sport n. †(a) a sport or game played indoors (cf. house game n. (a)) (obsolete rare); (b) (chiefly British, in plural) games or sports played between the houses of a school (cf. house game n. (b)). ΚΠ 1607 G. Markham Cavelarice iii. 1 What house sport is it which hath not from it [sc. hunting] some imitation? 1880 Hugh Russell at Harrow iii. 27 His house did not have house sports;..but they had a house steeple-chase, in which everybody, big and small, started. 1919 Times 19 Mar. 5 For those Old Etonians..there is much to be said for a crisp sunshiny after-four and three sets of house sports going on simultaneously. 2000 Nelson (N. Z.) Mail (Nexis) 15 July (Features section) 17 Nelson College enjoys an excellent reputation for achievement in sports... and house sports are a strong feature of college life. < as lemmas |
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