puntaboutn.

Brit.

/ˈpʌntəbaʊt/, U.S.

/ˈpən(t)əˌbaʊt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: punt v.³, about adv.

Etymology: < punt v.³ + about adv.

The action of kicking a rugby ball about for practice; an instance of this. Also (chiefly Rugby School): a ball used for this (now historical).

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > football > [noun] > practice

puntabout1845

football practice1870

kick-in1961

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > football > [noun] > ball

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1845 Rugby Misc. 178 The impatience with which place-kicking is..regarded at punt-about.

1857 T. Hughes Tom Brown's School Days i. v. 109 ‘Hurra! here's the punt-about,—come along and try your hand at a kick.’ The punt-about is the practice ball, which is just brought out and kicked about anyhow from one boy to another.

1917 R. Kipling Diversity of Creatures 255 The ‘tump-tump’ of the puntabouts before the sides settled to games.

1963 Times 10 May 4/3 A puntabout at Twickenham..afforded an opportunity to bid godspeed..to England's Rugby football team.

2002 Coventry Evening Tel. (Nexis) 10 Aug. From those earliest days ‘match’ balls were made for the big games at the school [sc. Rugby] and for practice ‘puntabouts’ were made.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	puntabout
释义	puntaboutn. Brit. /ˈpʌntəbaʊt/, U.S. /ˈpən(t)əˌbaʊt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: punt v.³, about adv. Etymology: < punt v.³ + about adv. The action of kicking a rugby ball about for practice; an instance of this. Also (chiefly Rugby School): a ball used for this (now historical). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > football > [noun] > practice puntabout1845 football practice1870 kick-in1961 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > football > [noun] > ball footballa1425 kick-ball1828 puntabout1845 leather1868 pigskin1889 1845 Rugby Misc. 178 The impatience with which place-kicking is..regarded at punt-about. 1857 T. Hughes Tom Brown's School Days i. v. 109 ‘Hurra! here's the punt-about,—come along and try your hand at a kick.’ The punt-about is the practice ball, which is just brought out and kicked about anyhow from one boy to another. 1917 R. Kipling Diversity of Creatures 255 The ‘tump-tump’ of the puntabouts before the sides settled to games. 1963 Times 10 May 4/3 A puntabout at Twickenham..afforded an opportunity to bid godspeed..to England's Rugby football team. 2002 Coventry Evening Tel. (Nexis) 10 Aug. From those earliest days ‘match’ balls were made for the big games at the school [sc. Rugby] and for practice ‘puntabouts’ were made. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1845
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