单词 | rugby football |
释义 | rugby footballn. 1. The form of football played according to the rules developed at Rugby School; the game of rugby.Early instances refer to the game of football played at Rugby School. Later examples refer to the game played according to the rules developed at Rugby, regardless of where it is played. Cf. rugby n. 1a. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > football > rugby football > [noun] > types of rugby football1852 rugby union1873 seven-a-side1896 rugby league1923 sevens1926 touch rugby1926 Rugby sevens1929 touch1936 touch rugger1942 tag rugby1969 mini-rugby1974 1852 Bell's Life in London 17 Oct. 6/2 I hear that many speculations are hazarded to guess who puts these Rugby football pieces in Bell. 1867 Boy's Jrnl. 8 91/1 It is a noble game, the Rugby football, but we greatly fear that it would appear to the eyes of a witness..barbarous in the extreme. 1894 Westm. Gaz. 3 Nov. 7/2 Professionalism in Rugby football in the North of England is inevitable. 1915 Times 5 Oct. 6/4 He played half-back at Rugby football for Cambridge against Oxford in 1907. 1966 H. Davies New London Spy (1967) 40 For those who prefer talk about rugby football, there is a cluster of ‘rugger houses’ in Twickenham. 2007 Birmingham Post (Nexis) 12 Oct. 25 Warwickshire lawyers Lodders is a long-term supporter of rugby football at King Edward VI School. 2. The playing of the game of rugby football; the game played to a specified standard or in a specified way; = rugby n. 5. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > football > rugby football > [noun] football1863 rugby1870 rugby football1882 rugger1889 footy1900 1882 Bell's Life in London 28 Jan. 10/5 The ground was in capital condition for good Rugby football. 1890 Daily News 10 Nov. 3/6 Some fine Rugby football was witnessed at Stamford Bridge. 1906 Oxf. Mag. 21 Feb. 236/1 No Rugby football has been possible owing to bad weather and scratchings. 1956 Jrnl. Pediatrics 48 531/1 His rugby football was first class, but he could never convince his mother that it was not a heathen game. 2002 Scotl. on Sunday (Nexis) 17 Feb. 4 What pleases me is that they are playing great rugby football. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1852 |
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