| 单词 | pogo stick |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspogo stick 1. A recreational device on which a person can jump about for exercise or amusement, consisting of a long spring-loaded metal pole with a grip or handlebars at the top and rests for the feet near the bottom; more fully pogo stick. Occasionally also: the pastime of jumping on this. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > other amusements or entertainments > [noun] swinging1610 shuggie-shue1653 bilboquet1743 kite-flying1804 cup and ball1836 kittly-benders1854 cakewalk1863 mudlarking1888 pogo1921 pogoing1921 yo-yo1932 waterball1950 laugher1973 karaoke1977 bouncy castle1986 paintball1987 bouncing castle1988 paintballing1989 zorbing1996 1921 Glasgow Herald 30 Aug. 7 What is a Pogo? It is a four-foot pole, hollowed at the foot for the insertion of a strong spring, with a rubber cushion at the end of it. About half a foot above the spring are two steps. 1921 Punch 21 Sept. 225/1 Charlie Chaplin intends to give a ‘Pogo’ to each of the children who are now attending his old schools. 1921 Oxf. Times 11 Nov. 16/4 On Thursday afternoon two undergraduates were seen racing along Cornmarket Street on Pogo sticks. 1927–9 H. Wheeler Waverley Children's Dict. V. 3315/1 To maintain his balance the exponent of pogo has to keep moving, and looks rather like a kangaroo. 1958 Daily Mail 8 July 6/4 On stilts and pogo sticks (their latest craze). 1962 N.Y. Times 12 Nov. 25 The so-called independent or swing voters who bounced across voting machines in a pattern similar to that of a small boy on a pogo stick. 1973 Nature 30 Nov. 313/1 The hopping of kangaroos is reminiscent of a bouncing ball or the action of a pogo stick. 1993 New Scientist 6 Mar. 84/3 Hopping on pogo sticks..is much easier on the knees than a skipping rope or jogging. < as lemmas |
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