| 单词 | bicycle polo |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbicycle polo bicycle polo n. a sport resembling polo, in which bicycles are used instead of horses; (also) a similar game without mallets, in which players use the wheels of their bicycles to hit the ball into the goal (now rare). ΚΠ 1889 Morning Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) 22 Nov. 5/1 An Oregon Bicycle Polo Club will be formed. 1893 Cycling 23 Dec. 429/2 Bicycle polo... A polo match on bicycles has been played at Dublin... The sticks used by the players are somewhat shorter than those adopted by the pony riders. 1897 Today 4 Sept. 157/1 Crystal Palace, where the only team of bicycle polo players is now engaged... Not only does the spectator miss the ponies, but he also misses the sticks. 1908 Moving Picture World 3 409/2 Bicycle polo... Note the skillful way that they manipulate the ball with the wheels of their bicycles. 1971 Life 30 July 31/3 (caption) A weekend game of bicycle polo... Some players saw off the right handlebar to give..more room to swing the mallet. 2011 Gravesend Reporter (Nexis) 19 May The world's leading exponents in the weird and wonderful sport of Bicycle Polo will do battle as Vigo hosts a leg of the Bike Polo European Cup. < as lemmas |
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