skin.

Brit.

/skiː/, U.S.

/ski/

Forms: Plural skis (now rare) ski. Also she, skee.

Etymology: < Norwegian ski (skji , sjii , also written skid ) neuter < Old Norse skið snow-shoe, billet of cleft wood, = Old English scíd shide n. In some Norwegian dialects also skida (skjia, skjie) feminine, = Swedish skida (plural skidor) < Old Norse skíða. In modern Norwegian and Swedish sk before palatal vowels has the value of /ʃ/. The form skid, and the Swedish plural skidor, have occasionally been used in English context, but have not obtained general currency.

a. One of a pair of long slender pieces of wood fastened to the foot and used as a snow-shoe, enabling the wearer to slide down hill with great speed. Also figurative.The length and breadth of skis vary, but the average dimensions are eight feet long and four inches broad; they are usually pointed and curved at the toe, sometimes curved at the heel. In the 20th cent., the use of skis as a means of exercise or sport has spread from Norway and Sweden to Switzerland and other places.Quot. 1755 at α. is an isolated early use.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > ski

skate1698

ski1755

snow-shoe1864

α.

1755 Monthly Rev. 12 451 He says they have skies, or long and thin pieces of board, so smooth, that the peasants wade through the snow with them.

1885 S. Tromholt Aurora Borealis I. 136 The Ski are pointed and slightly curved at one end, and the edges rounded.

1893 Daily Graphic 28 June 13 Fourteen pairs of ash and sycamore ski of special pattern, some being 10 feet in length.

1923 D. H. Lawrence Birds, Beasts & Flowers (N.Y. ed.) 147 So she..goes off in slow sad leaps On the long flat skis of her legs.

1933 Illustr. London News 9 Dec. 942/1 A German soldier named Schuhmacher, said to have belonged to an infantry battalion training on ski in the Bavarian Alps, was shot dead by Austrian frontier guards.

1960 A. S. Neill in Id III. 4 The snow was deep and we all had to go out on skis.

β. 1889 Montreal Daily Star Carnival No. 4/3 Snowshoes, skees, and tugues were hung about the arch in stars.1900 Westm. Gaz. 28 Aug. 2/1 Tobogganing, sleighing, and skee-ing (on long, narrow, snow-shoes called ‘skees’).

b. Each of two or three runners forming part of the landing gear of an aeroplane designed to land on snow or ice. Cf. ski-plane n. at Compounds 2 below.

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society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > parts of aircraft > [noun] > landing gear > runner for landing on ice or snow

ski1912

1912 Flight 17 Feb. 137 (caption) Note the special skis attached for landing purposes.

1931 F. D. Bradbrooke Light Aeroplane Man. vi. 96 For work on ice and snow skis are fitted to the undercarriage instead of wheels.

1948 ‘N. Shute’ No Highway ii. 41 They flew up in a Norseman fitted with skis and landed in deep snow.

1959 Green & Pollinger World's Fighting Planes (ed. 3) 21 The Otter may be fitted with wheels, floats or skis.

c. transferred. = waterski n. Usually plural.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > water sports except racing > other water sports > [noun] > water-skiing > water-ski

waterski1927

ski1930

monoski1953

1930 Literary Digest 11 Oct. 48/3 Many games have been introduced this summer for those who walk on water with skis.

1964 G. McDonald Running Scared xii. 160 Tom suggested water skiing... Tom's skis surfaced easily and beautifully.

1974 Encycl. Brit. Micropædia X. 574/3 Typical all-purpose skis are of wood 6½ inches wide and 5 feet 9 inches..long, with a stabilizing fin on the bottom near the heel.

d. A launching site for flying bombs. Frequently attributive.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > guided or ballistic missile > [noun] > launching pad

pad1949

ski1953

1953 P. C. Berg Dict. New Words (ed. 2) 146/1 Ski, the launching apparatus for the flying bomb, from its fancied resemblance to a gigantic ski. (1944.)

1957 P. J. de la Ferte Rocket vi. 89 The Allied Air Forces launched a massive assault on the ramps, ski constructions and preparation huts.

1958 C. B. Smith Evidence in Camera ix. 224 A launching site..which also matched up with the foundations for ramps at the ski sites... The ski buildings provided storage space for twenty flying bombs on each site.

1978 R. A. Young Flying Bomb ii. 27 (caption) The left-hand ‘ski’ has not yet been roofed.

1978 R. A. Young Flying Bomb ii. 30 When components arrived at the sites they could be most easily stored in one of the ‘ski’ buildings.

Compounds

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ski boot n.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > footwear > shoe or boot > boot > [noun] > for specific purpose > other

walking boot1854

skating-boot1895

Derby1901

ski boot1907

safari boot1912

bootee1974

1907 D. M. M. C. Somerville et al. Ski-running (new ed.) 48 In the Black Forest ski boots are often made of dog or calf skin.

1972 Guardian 31 Oct. 11/3 Ski boots are now injection-moulded plastic shells lined with foam padding.

ski-cap n.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > cap > types of > worn for specific purpose > other

toilet cap1660

rain cap1827

smoking-cap1841

bathing-cap1867

marmot1877

scrum cap1896

ski-cap1937

1937 Sierra Club Bull. Feb. 46 There follows, however, our usual clothing list..ski-boots and ski-caps.

1975 E. Hillary Nothing venture, Nothing Win ii. 39 I had an icicle about five inches long hanging from the strap of my ski-cap.

ski centre n.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > ski-centre or accommodation

ski centre1942

ski resort1965

ski chalet1971

1942 Economic Geogr. July 318/2 Lack of overnight accommodations, or their location at inconvenient distances from the ski trails and slopes, has, and will, retard the popularity of many otherwise excellent ski centers.

1948 Amer. Ski Ann. 1949 146/1 Senior Scouts representing 15 Boy Scout Councils from New York and New Jersey met at Snow Ridge Ski Center last winter to compete in the first official Ski Orienteering race to be held in America.

1960 Sunday Express 27 Nov. 15/5 On the same railway line..there are nine other ski centres.

ski chalet n.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > ski-centre or accommodation

ski centre1942

ski resort1965

ski chalet1971

1971 Country Life 23 Dec. 1814/4 (advt.) Ski Chalets. Top resorts in France, Switzerland and Austria.

1975 Times 2 Jan. 4/7 President Ford continued to study a report he received at his ski chalet.

ski-climber n.

ski clothes n.

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1965 ‘J. le Carré’ Looking-glass War i. 3 A group of children... Some wore ski clothes.

ski club n.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > club

ski club1913

1913 F. H. Harris Dartmouth out o' Doors 104 In our own country ski clubs are flourishing.

1963 Ski-ing (‘Know the Game’ Series) 12 There are a number of ski clubs which are affiliated to the Ski Club of Great Britain.

ski-excursion n.

ski goggles n.

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1971 C. Bonington Annapurna South Face 244 Ski-goggles..proved ideal in bad weather conditions.

ski-hut n.

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1958 E. Dundy Dud Avocado i. vi. 93 Dressed for the Select as for a ski-hut..in a checkered wool-shirt, G.I. pants and ski-boots.

1973 Times 8 Jan. 5/1 The party.. had arrived back at a skihut at Abisko.

ski instructor n.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > skier > instructor

ski instructor1959

1959 P. Moyes Dead Men don't Ski iv. 45 It is..traditional for ski instructors to be handsome.

1978 S. Sheldon Bloodline ii. 28 On her thirty-fifth birthday Anna had gone to Kitzbühel, in Austria, and there she had met Walther Gassner, a ski instructor thirteen years younger than she.

ski-jacket n.

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1968 M. Woodhouse Rock Baby xxiv. 234 He was wearing a blue ski-jacket and denim trousers.

ski-lodge n.

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1966 M. Woodhouse Tree Frog xii. 86 A hunting-lodge modernised to make a ski-lodge.

1978 Chicago June 36/1 Once a ski lodge, then a theatre, this rural listening room now provides one of the most relaxed settings for good pop, jazz, and folk.

ski pants n.

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1937 Sierra Club Bull. Feb. 46 There follows..our usual clothing list... Ski-pants.

1977 C. Forbes Avalanche Express xxv. 267 Six men clad in ski-masks and ski-pants.

ski parka n.

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1974 Amer. Speech 1970 45 180 A variety of wearing apparel, such as children's clothes, men's slacks, ski parkas and sweaters.

ski-race n.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > ski racing or race > [noun]

ski-racing1898

ski-race1936

1936 C. M. Dole Amer. Ski Ann. 53 There should be a competent course patrol for all ski races made up from the personnel of the club ski patrols.

1973 D. Francis Slay-ride ii. 23 He used to win across-country ski races.

ski-racing adj. and n.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > ski racing or race > [noun]

ski-racing1898

ski-race1936

1898 Earl of Suffolk et al. Encycl. Sport II. 379/1 About a hundred competitors come from various parts of the country to strive for these blue ribbons of the ski-racing world.

1975 Times 19 Dec. 9/5 In ski racing..one's position in the starting order is based on one's previous results.

ski resort n.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > ski-centre or accommodation

ski centre1942

ski resort1965

ski chalet1971

1965 ‘J. le Carré’ Looking-glass War iii. 33 The town..feeds the main ski resorts.

1972 D. Haston In High Places vi. 72 We..tried to be as inconspicuous as four laden climbers can be in a ski resort.

ski-room n.

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1963 I. Fleming On Her Majesty's Secret Service xii. 129 There was a ski-room and workshop to the left of the exit.

ski-runner n.

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society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > [noun] > travelling on skis > one who travels on skis

ski-runner1887

skier1895

skister1898

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > skier

ski-runner1887

skier1895

skister1898

snow-skier1941

1887 Appletons' Ann. Cycl. 1886 805/1 The distance covered by an expert skee-runner is from fifty to sixty miles a day.

1888 Times 16 Nov. 10/1 At a concourse in Christiania he became champion ski-runner.

ski-running n.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun]

ski-running1854

skiing1893

snow-skiing1941

1854 R. G. Latham Native Races Russ. Empire 84 The most characteristic..of their habits..is what we may call by a name coined for the occasion—she-running.

1911 A. Bennett Card xi. 273 No sport was true sport save the sport of ski-running.

1969 H. MacInnes Salzburg Connection ii. 37 We have no ski lift here..no special slopes. But there is good ski-running. That is the best sport anyway... Let me show you on this map... You can ski for thirty kilometres.

ski school n.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > ski school

ski school1934

1934 Leisure Jan. 23 This run..will probably be used by the official Ski School of the U.S. Eastern Amateur Ski Association.

1954 R. Martin Your Ski Holiday vi. 44 Some people nowadays go to one of the ‘dry ski schools’ which are being set up in several of the large towns of England.

1980 J. Cartwright Horse of Darius iii. 42 She..made her way along to the office of the ski school.

ski shop n.

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1969 H. MacInnes Salzburg Connection viii. 114 Just beyond Bad Aussee..where Johann Kronsteiner has his ski-shop.

ski slope n.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > ski slope or run

piste1917

nursery slope1924

ski run1924

ski slope1934

schuss1937

fall line1938

bunny slope1954

run1956

black diamond1969

traverse1969

slope1972

ski ramp1973

dry slope1974

motorway1979

off-piste1986

1934 Discovery Oct. 297/2 (caption) The new ‘tower-hotels’ at Colle di Sestrières in the Italian Alps, with a background of ski-slopes.

1976 A. White Long Silence xi. 104 A fall of snow at the wrong time can start an avalanche on the ski slopes.

ski-staff n.

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1896 Idler Mar. 307/2 He thrust out his ski staff and tripped up his companion.

ski suit n.

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1956 R. Braddon Nancy Wake vi. 55 She accordingly bought herself a new ski suit.

1978 J. A. Michener Chesapeake 809 They walked together, bundled in ski suits, to all corners of their estate.

ski track n.

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1948 H. Innes Blue Ice vii. 194 Three ski tracks ran off at an angle, crossing the tracks we were following.

1975 D. Bagley Snow Tiger xxxii. 281 Here is an enlargement of the breakaway point of the avalanche. There is a ski track going into it.

ski trail n.

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1973 P. A. Whitney Snowfire vi. 108 The immediate problem of getting myself down a ski trail without breaking my neck.

ski troops n.

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1934 S. Spender Vienna iii. 32 Like diving mono~planes..curled down on them the ski-troops.

1974 Encycl. Brit. Macropædia XVI. 835/1 Ski troops were..used in Sweden as early as 1452.

ski trousers n.

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1946 P. Bottome Lifeline vii. 71 Ida, dressed in long ski trousers and a black pullover.

1969 N. Freeling Tsing-Boum xxii. 158 Tight black ski trousers and excessively brilliant orange sweater.

ski-wear n.

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1961 Sports & Camping Goods Dealer Nov. 9/1 Big demand for Ski-wear... Sales of skiwear continue to rise.

1980 L. Birnbach et al. Official Preppy Handbk. 152/2 The latest and most expensive skiwear and equipment.

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ski-boat n. (a) South African a raftlike boat with two outboard motors used esp. for offshore fishing; (b) a small powerboat used for towing water-skiers.

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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > fishing vessel > [noun] > other types of fishing vessel

spindlers-boat1243

manfare1326

stall boat1328

dogger1338

hackboat1344

coble1493

peter-boat1540

monger1558

trimboat1558

shotter1580

crab-skuit1614

fly-boat1614

cantera1642

dogger-boat1646

cag1666

yawl1670

barca-longa1681

hogboat1784

fishing-smack1785

hooker1801

hatch-boat1828

pinkie1840

fishing-bark1841

pookhaun1851

garookuh1855

jigger1860

fisher-bark1862

fisher-keel1870

Norwegian1872

scaf1877

mule coble1883

mule1884

Zulu1884

novy1885

tosher1885

skipjack1887

fleeter1888

fishing-float1893

rodney1895

mutton-ham boat1899

nobby1899

sinagot1927

sport fisherman1937

sport fisher1940

ski-boat1964

belly boat1976

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > mechanically propelled vessels > [noun] > motor vessel > for towing water-skiers

ski-boat1964

1964 A. Trew Smoke Island ii. 43 José brought the ski~boat round and Andy recovered some of the lost line as he scrambled into the fighting-chair.

1971 ‘D. Halliday’ Dolly & Doctor Bird viii. 103 The holidaymakers..hissing past.. in the ski boat.

1974 Argus (Cape Town) 2 Aug. 11/4 Many of the ski-boats operating in that area had 60, 80 or 100 snoek.

ski-bob n. [bob n.¹ 2d, 2e] a vehicle resembling a bicycle with skis instead of wheels, which slides quickly over snow; hence as v. intransitive, to ride a ski-bob.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > other snow sports > [noun] > equipment

snow-snake1844

ski-bob1966

snowboard1983

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > other snow sports > engage in other snow sports [verb (intransitive)] > ski-bob

ski-bob1966

1966 Skier Sept. 7/1 1962: I became German and Bavarian Women's ski-bob Champion.

1968 Guardian 21 Sept. 10/3 The ski-bob is a small bicycle on skis with short skis for the feet with braking claws on them.

1969 Winter Sports Ann. 20/1 One can learn to ski~bob very quickly.

1976 Daily Tel. 6 Aug. (Colour Suppl.) 6/2 A ski-bob can exceed speeds of 80mph on a steep, straight run.

1976 Daily Tel. 6 Aug. (Colour Suppl.) 6/3 Captain John Beckett..who once taught a lady journalist to ski-bob in one-and-a-half hours.

ski-bobber n. one who ski-bobs.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > other snow sports > [noun] > participants

snow-shoer1867

ski-bobber1967

snowmobilist1967

snowmobiler1968

1967 Time 17 Mar. 36 For added balance, ski bobbers wear mini-skis fitted with braking crampons on both feet.

1976 Daily Tel. 6 Aug. (Colour Suppl.) 6/1 Ski-bobbers are now eligible for grants from the National Council for Physical Recreation.

ski-bobbing n. the action of riding a ski-bob, esp. as a sport.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > other snow sports > [noun]

snow-snake1844

snow-shoeing1884

snowmobiling1964

ski-bobbing1966

tubing1975

snow-snaking1979

snowboard cross1996

1966 Skier Sept. 6/2 Ski-bobbing has come a long way since those first laughing days.

1971 Daily Tel. 30 Jan. 7/5 Ski-bobbing (not yet so popular in France as elsewhere, but rapidly catching on).

1976 Daily Tel. 6 Aug. (Colour Suppl.) 6/1 In 1971, the Army included ski~bobbing in their own skiing championships.

ski bum n. North American slang a skiing enthusiast who works casually at a resort in order to ski.

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society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to conditions > [noun] > casual or temporary worker > skiing

ski bum1960

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > working at ski resort > person

ski bum1960

1960 Washington Post 4 Mar. c5/3 John Kerr..is firmly settled in the picturesque ex-mining town of Aspen, Colo... By ski bum standards, John Kerr has struck it rich.

1978 N.Y. Times 16 Jan. c8/1 (headline) Ski-bum shortage shakes the resorts.

1978 S. Sheldon Bloodline ii. 34 ‘What can a ski bum contribute to Roffe and Sons?’ he asked.

ski bumming n.

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society > occupation and work > work > [noun] > temporary or casual work > specific

hag1797

hag-work1841

ski bumming1960

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > working at ski resort

ski bumming1960

1960 Washington Post 4 Mar. c5/3 John Kerr..is firmly settled in the picturesque ex-mining town of Aspen, Colo., and happily pursuing one of the world's newest professions—ski bumming.

ski carrier n. = ski rack n. below.

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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > parts and equipment of motor vehicles > [noun] > luggage rack

grid1928

roof-rack1929

ski carrier1965

ski rack1968

1965 ‘D. Shannon’ Death-bringers xiv. 187 It was the right Anglia. It had ski carriers on its roof.

1970 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 25 Sept. 32/7 (advt.) 100 Accessories..from ski carriers to repair bases, we have them all at spectacular savings.

ski flying n. (see quot. 1974).

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > ski-jumping

ski-jumping1904

ski-jump1907

ski flying1952

1952 Sun (Baltimore) 3 Mar. (B ed.) 15/7 Toivo Lauren..won the international ‘ski-flying’ contest today with a jump of approximately 429 feet 9 inches.

1974 R. Scharff Ski Mag.'s Encycl. Skiing 420/2 Ski flying, a form of jumping on hills where distances of 100 meters or more can be reached.

skijamas n. North American a pair of pyjamas in the style of a ski suit.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > set or suit of clothes > [noun] > pyjamas > types of

baby doll pyjamas1954

skijamas1958

1958 L. Whishaw As far as you'll take Me vii. 104 I..then, dressed in my skijamas, ate my dinner in peace.

1964 N.Y. Times 29 Nov. 132 Reis ‘ski-jamas’ are set for winter slumber.

ski-jump n. (a) the artificial structure built on a natural slope, from which a ski-jumper takes off; also transferred and figurative; (b) a leap made by a ski-jumper.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > ski-jumping

ski-jumping1904

ski-jump1907

ski flying1952

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > ski-jumping > structure

ski-jump1907

1907 D. M. M. C. Somerville et al. Ski-running (new ed.) 89 The outlook from the top of a ski-jump of any magnitude is indeed alarming.

1922 E. E. Cummings Enormous Room i. 18 A face all ski-jumps and toboggan slides.

1948 H. Innes Blue Ice x. 250 He was going to do a ski jump..on to the top of the moving train.

1953 X. Fielding Stronghold 42 At last I reached a scree, as long and steep as a ski-jump.

1960 C. H. Gibbs-Smith Aeroplane 3/5 A later illustration shows a long ‘ski~jump’ ramp.

1971 L. Koppett N.Y. Times Guide Spectator Sports xvi. 222 One of the most spectacular sights in any sport is the ski jump.

1978 Navy News Aug. 40/4 The invention of the Ski Jump take-off ramp to be fitted in Royal Navy ships carrying Harrier aircraft has won an award of £25,000.

ski-jumper n. one who takes part in ski-jumping.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > ski-jumping > ski-jumper

ski-jumper1894

1894 Engineering News 1 Mar. 169/3 Ski-jumpers..have for some time been holding tournaments in Minnesota.

1931 Times Lit. Suppl. 5 Nov. 868/4 Championship as a ski-jumper.

1981 ‘E. Lathen’ Going for Gold i. 15 People..were taking up stations from which they could watch the last of the ski jumpers.

ski-jumping n. (and adj.) a winter sport in which skiers ‘jump’ from the end of a snow-covered chute built high on a slope, marks being usually awarded for style and distance covered by the leap; (also) this action; occasionally as adj.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > ski-jumping

ski-jumping1904

ski-jump1907

ski flying1952

1904 Sandow's Mag. Mar. 200 (caption) A ski-jumping competition.

1927 A. Huxley Let. 14 Feb. (1969) 283 We had an international ski jumping competition here last week.

1960 Guardian 8 Dec. 10/6 In 1950 and 1951 there was ski jumping..on Hampstead Heath.

1973 Country Life 29 Nov. 1807 Ski-jumping and cross-country (lang~lauf) racing.

ski-lift n. see lift n.² 10b.

ski-mask n. a protective covering for the face, of the type worn by skiers (and adopted by others to conceal identity).

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > mask > types of

dough face1806

maskette1881

maskoid1881

sleeping-mask1908

ski-mask1973

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > means of concealment > dress, garb > [noun] > for face or head

visorc1380

visernc1400

visurec1460

visiere1485

vizard1558

vision1563

bo-peeper1609

larvea1656

outsidea1656

vizard-mask1668

visor-mask1672

face mask1754

crape1785

false face1817

bird mask1853

vizarding1861

stocking mask1966

ski-mask1973

1973 ‘D. Shannon’ No Holiday for Crime xiv. 208 It had been a professional job: ski-masks, a look~out at the door.

1980 J. Ball Then came Violence xiii. 103 Since ski masks had been used..there were no descriptions.

ski-masked adj.

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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > means of concealment > dress, garb > [adjective] > to conceal head or face

visoredc1380

in masker1519

in maska1533

muffled1566

vizarded1593

viserneda1599

masked1599

bemasked1620

larvated1623

crape-faced1815

bird-masked1876

stocking-masked1971

ski-masked1976

1976 Time 20 Dec. 7/2 Graziella Quartuccio, 43, was snatched away in her nightgown..by a machine-gun-toting gang of ski-masked Mafiosi.

ski pack n. an arrangement whereby a tour company offers holiday facilities and the hire of skiing equipment at one inclusive price.

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society > leisure > [noun] > a period of > holidays > specific type

summer vacation1507

public holiday1736

summer holiday1746

school holiday1777

Cook's tour1856

alcoholiday1877

busman's holiday1893

caravan holiday1899

caravanning holiday1924

staycation1944

spring break1956

farm stay1957

charter1959

ski pack1969

staycation2008

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > holiday-making or tourism > [noun] > type of holiday or tour

grand tour1678

villegiature1740

villeggiatura1742

honeymoon1791

wedding visit1794

honeymooning1832

wedding tour1847

wedding trip1855

second honeymoon1872

tourette1881

weekending1886

package holiday1959

fly-cruise1968

ski pack1969

ecotour1973

package1977

1969 Guardian 11 Oct. 10/6 See which holidays give the best value in terms of ski packs.

ski patrol n. North American a group of expert skiers who patrol ski slopes to check on conditions and assist skiers in difficulties.

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the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > watching or keeping guard > [adjective] > patrolling > relating to ski-patrol

ski patrol1936

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > working at ski resort > others

ski patrol1936

ski patrolman1957

pisteur1963

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > watching or keeping guard > [noun] > one who watches or keeps guard > one who patrols > on skis > body of

ski patrol1936

1936 C. M. Dole Amer. Ski Ann. 52 A definite organization is necessary. The Ski Patrol has been suggested..and..has been instituted in one locality.

1963 Amer. Speech 38 204 The warning signs erected in ski areas by the ski patrol.

1978 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 8 Feb. 31/1 The Canadian Ski Patrol system is again this season doing on-the-slopes testing of bindings for skiers.

ski patrolman n. a member of a ski patrol.

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the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > watching or keeping guard > [noun] > one who watches or keeps guard > one who patrols > on skis

ski patrolman1957

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > working at ski resort > others

ski patrol1936

ski patrolman1957

pisteur1963

1957 Today's Health Jan. 54/3 Two ski patrolmen..lashed their skis together to make an emergency toboggan.

ski-plane n. an aeroplane having its undercarriage fitted with skis (sense b above) for landing on snow or ice.

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society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > [noun] > with specific type of undercarriage

ski-plane1930

tricycle1942

tail-dragger1971

1930 O. H. Kneen Everyman's Bk. Flying xiii. 231 The Fairchild Airplane Company and others use the term ski-plane for Canadian machines, convertible to seaplanes in the summer.

1936 J. Grierson High Failure xiii. 281 For Canadian conditions the most useful machines are seaplanes in summer and ski-planes in winter.

1964 G. Lyall Most Dangerous Game xxi. 172 I came in from Spitzbergen, in an old Noorduyn Norseman ski-plane.

1975 E. Hillary Nothing venture, Nothing Win vi. 82 Access to the mountains is often long and difficult—or used to be before the development of ski-planes and helicopters.

ski pole n. U.S. = ski stick n. below.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > other equipment

stick1893

ski stick1907

pole1920

ski pole1920

1920 Literary Digest 14 Feb. 115 I need not describe these poles to you, as any dealer will know what you mean by ski-poles.

1978 W. F. Buckley Stained Glass xv. 155 The accordion player, without ski poles, and making music all the way, began the three-mile ski down the mountain.

ski rack n. a frame (usually fixed to the roof of a car) on which skis are placed for transportation.

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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > parts and equipment of motor vehicles > [noun] > luggage rack

grid1928

roof-rack1929

ski carrier1965

ski rack1968

1968 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 5 Feb. 26/8 (advt.) 67 Austin Cooper, tachometer, ski rack.

1980 L. Birnbach et al. Official Preppy Handbk. 204/2 In the winter, the car is heading north, topped with a ski rack.

ski ramp n. a ramp constructed for skiing practice; also transferred.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > ski slope or run

piste1917

nursery slope1924

ski run1924

ski slope1934

schuss1937

fall line1938

bunny slope1954

run1956

black diamond1969

traverse1969

slope1972

ski ramp1973

dry slope1974

motorway1979

off-piste1986

1973 Houston Post 14 Oct. (Spotlight Suppl.) 9/5 The fair is free, including hourly ski demonstrations by Ed Williams on a ski ramp.

1976 Southern Evening Echo (Southampton) 11 Nov. 17/2 Ships with ‘ski-ramps’ at the bow for the launching jump-jet aircraft were forecast by the chief designer of the Harrier at Southampton University last night.

ski run n. (a) a spell of travelling on skis; (b) a skiing piste.

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society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > [noun] > travelling on skis > a spell of

ski run1924

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > spell of travelling on skis

ski run1924

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > ski slope or run

piste1917

nursery slope1924

ski run1924

ski slope1934

schuss1937

fall line1938

bunny slope1954

run1956

black diamond1969

traverse1969

slope1972

ski ramp1973

dry slope1974

motorway1979

off-piste1986

1924 O. Poulsen Skiing 72 It is on one of these long ski-runs alone that a man can think out his problems best.

1951 M. Kennedy Lucy Carmichael v. iii. 222 The next few seconds had been as good as a first class ski run.

1953 D. Thomas Let. 27 Feb. in Sel. Lett. (1966) 395 We could go anywhere on that, except Laughlin's heart and ski-run.

1977 N. Freeling Gadget ii. 92 The climb..was steep as a downhill ski-run.

ski stick n. one of two long sticks held by a skier to assist in propulsion or braking and in balancing.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > other equipment

stick1893

ski stick1907

pole1920

ski pole1920

1907 D. M. M. C. Somerville et al. Ski-running (new ed.) 46 (caption) Disc for bottom of ski stick.

1924 E. Hemingway in Transatlantic Rev. Dec. 635 Nick knocked his clamps loose with one of his ski sticks.

1927 Observer 18 Dec. 9/4 The introduction of aluminium skisticks in the place of the older forms in bamboo and hazel.

1970 N. Fleming Czech Point (1971) i. 7 I hooked my skisticks on to the T-bar.

ski tour n. a tour made by cross-country skiing.

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society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > [noun] > travelling on skis > touring > a tour

ski tour1949

1949 E. Coxhead Wind in West vii. 180 Ilse knew..nothing of nature except what she could see from a ski-tour.

ski-tourer n.

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society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > [noun] > travelling on skis > one who travels on skis > on a tour

ski-tourer1972

1972 Guardian 11 Mar. 13/1 The standard yardstick for these ski-tourers and ski-mountaineers has been..a mountain obstacle race between..Chamonix, and Zermatt.

ski-touring n.

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society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > [noun] > travelling on skis > touring

ski-touring1960

ski-walking1974

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > types of

cross-country1905

telemarking1905

ski-joring1920

downhill1926

langlauf1927

giant slalom1937

ski-touring1960

schussbooming1961

grass skiing1964

X-C (or XC) skiing1972

heli-skiing1974

ski-walking1974

randonnée1977

sit-skiing1981

off-piste1986

snowblading1993

1960 Guardian 24 Oct. 11/4 In Scotland..after April only high-level ski-touring is possible.

1972 J. Dean & S. Smith Wisconsin 161/1 Call it ski touring, Nordic skiing,..or simply X-C, but it all boils down to the same thing—the art of walking on skis.

ski tow n. (a) a mechanical device for conveying skiers up a slope, in the form of an endless moving rope or of bars or seats suspended from an overhead cable; (b) a tow-rope for water-skiers.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > ski-lift

T-bar1889

tow1937

chair-lift1940

ski-lift1940

ski tow1942

skimobile1946

platter pull1949

Poma1954

telecabine1954

gondola lift1957

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > water sports except racing > other water sports > [noun] > water-skiing > tow rope

ski tow1942

1942 Economic Geogr. July 307/2 The invention of the ski tow at about this time..gave great impetus to the growing interest in skiing.

1967 Spectator 15 Sept. 301/1 One laird explained his resistance..to..building a ski tow in the snowy heights he owned—by saying simply, ‘Look what happened to Switzerland.’

1971 J. Yardley Kiss a Day vii. 121 He..trailed the ski-tow over the side for her to catch. Five minutes later they were cutting a white wake across the lagoon.

ski-tow v. (transitive) to pull with a ski tow.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > water sports except racing > other water sports > engage in other water sports [verb (transitive)] > pull with ski tow

ski-tow1976

1976 P. Cave High Flying Birds iii. 28 Ski-towing a hang-glider is reckoned on being a pretty dangerous sport at the best of times.

ski-walk v. (transitive) to travel over by ski-walking.

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society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > traverse on foot [verb (transitive)] > travel over by ski-ing

ski-walk1970

ski1973

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > ski [verb (transitive)] > travel by ski-walking

ski-walk1970

1970 R. Lowell Notebk. 148 We ski-walked the eggshell at the Mittersill.

ski-walking n. cross-country skiing (cf. Nordic adj. 2).

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society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > [noun] > travelling on skis > touring

ski-touring1960

ski-walking1974

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > types of

cross-country1905

telemarking1905

ski-joring1920

downhill1926

langlauf1927

giant slalom1937

ski-touring1960

schussbooming1961

grass skiing1964

X-C (or XC) skiing1972

heli-skiing1974

ski-walking1974

randonnée1977

sit-skiing1981

off-piste1986

snowblading1993

1974 Observer 3 Nov. 34/2 The age-old Nordic ski-ing that is both easier to learn and cheaper to enjoy. Essentially it is walking, or running, on skis over undulating country side... Ski-walking, Nordic ski-ing, Skiwandern, ski de vandonnée, Ski du fond, Langlauf—the variety of names given to the sport perhaps causes confusion.

ski-wax n. wax applied to the undersides of skis to improve performance.

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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > waxy materials > [noun] > wax coating > coating for skis

ski-wax1910

wax1924

klister1936

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > accessory

ski-wax1910

wax1924

klister1936

1910 W. R. Rickmers Ski-ing 35 Ski-wax can be obtained hard or in tubes.

1979 R. Fiennes Hell on Ice v. 68 I needed feeling in my fingers to..feel for my map, change the ski-wax and many other things.

ski-wheel n. on the undercarriage of an aircraft: a combination of ski and wheel (see quots.).

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society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > parts of aircraft > [noun] > landing gear > wheel

tail wheel1910

nose wheel1934

ski-wheel1938

1938 C. Winchester Wonders World Aviation 979/2 It sometimes happens that flights to the northern parts of Canada necessitate a take-off fit only for wheels and a destination with ground fit only for skis. This indicates that there is a need for a ski-wheel combination.

1958 Edmonton (Alberta) Jrnl. 24 June iii. 17/8 A pilot on ski-wheels who runs into trouble will pick a lake or river, set down parallel to the shore, and ski neatly up onto the beach before his aircraft loses its forward momentum and sinks.

ski-wheeled adj. having a ski-wheel landing gear.

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society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > [adjective] > having specific type of undercarriage

ski-wheeled1976

1976 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts 124 634/2 Two ski-wheeled de Havilland Twin Otter aircraft are operational in the Antarctic between November and March.

Draft additions December 2003

ski bunny n. [perhaps after German regional (southern and Austria) Skihaserl female skier (lit. ‘little ski hare’)] North American slang = snow bunny n. at snow n.¹ Compounds 4a.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > skier > types of

ski-jorer1936

ski bunny1952

snow bunny1953

alpinist1957

roller skier1957

schussboomer1959

sit-skier1981

heli-skier1983

snowblader1997

1952 N.Y. Times 16 Nov. x. 27 (advt.) A ski tow for the ski-bunnies.

1978 Washington Post 24 Feb. (Weekend section) 32/1 I can't even make it as a ski bunny. By the time I pile on layers of long johns, insulated pants, sweaters, mufflers, arctic jacket and hat, not to mention facemask, goggles and mittens, it's not even clear what sex I am.

1997 New Yorker 10 Mar. 100/1 Arrive to find child physically intact but hyperventilatingly adamant that he will not remain another minute in Ski Bunny program.

2000 InStyle (Electronic ed.) Nov. 155 Call it cozy chic—shearling tops, dramatic fur collars, leather pants, quilted coats and high-heeled boots are all so sexy you'll feel like a ski bunny without ever setting foot on the slopes.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ski
释义	skin. Brit. /skiː/, U.S. /ski/ Forms: Plural skis (now rare) ski. Also she, skee. Etymology: < Norwegian ski (skji , sjii , also written skid ) neuter < Old Norse skið snow-shoe, billet of cleft wood, = Old English scíd shide n. In some Norwegian dialects also skida (skjia, skjie) feminine, = Swedish skida (plural skidor) < Old Norse skíða. In modern Norwegian and Swedish sk before palatal vowels has the value of /ʃ/. The form skid, and the Swedish plural skidor, have occasionally been used in English context, but have not obtained general currency. a. One of a pair of long slender pieces of wood fastened to the foot and used as a snow-shoe, enabling the wearer to slide down hill with great speed. Also figurative.The length and breadth of skis vary, but the average dimensions are eight feet long and four inches broad; they are usually pointed and curved at the toe, sometimes curved at the heel. In the 20th cent., the use of skis as a means of exercise or sport has spread from Norway and Sweden to Switzerland and other places.Quot. 1755 at α. is an isolated early use. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > ski skate1698 ski1755 snow-shoe1864 α. 1755 Monthly Rev. 12 451 He says they have skies, or long and thin pieces of board, so smooth, that the peasants wade through the snow with them. 1885 S. Tromholt Aurora Borealis I. 136 The Ski are pointed and slightly curved at one end, and the edges rounded. 1893 Daily Graphic 28 June 13 Fourteen pairs of ash and sycamore ski of special pattern, some being 10 feet in length. 1923 D. H. Lawrence Birds, Beasts & Flowers (N.Y. ed.) 147 So she..goes off in slow sad leaps On the long flat skis of her legs. 1933 Illustr. London News 9 Dec. 942/1 A German soldier named Schuhmacher, said to have belonged to an infantry battalion training on ski in the Bavarian Alps, was shot dead by Austrian frontier guards. 1960 A. S. Neill in Id III. 4 The snow was deep and we all had to go out on skis. β. 1889 Montreal Daily Star Carnival No. 4/3 Snowshoes, skees, and tugues were hung about the arch in stars.1900 Westm. Gaz. 28 Aug. 2/1 Tobogganing, sleighing, and skee-ing (on long, narrow, snow-shoes called ‘skees’). b. Each of two or three runners forming part of the landing gear of an aeroplane designed to land on snow or ice. Cf. ski-plane n. at Compounds 2 below. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > parts of aircraft > [noun] > landing gear > runner for landing on ice or snow ski1912 1912 Flight 17 Feb. 137 (caption) Note the special skis attached for landing purposes. 1931 F. D. Bradbrooke Light Aeroplane Man. vi. 96 For work on ice and snow skis are fitted to the undercarriage instead of wheels. 1948 ‘N. Shute’ No Highway ii. 41 They flew up in a Norseman fitted with skis and landed in deep snow. 1959 Green & Pollinger World's Fighting Planes (ed. 3) 21 The Otter may be fitted with wheels, floats or skis. c. transferred. = waterski n. Usually plural. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > water sports except racing > other water sports > [noun] > water-skiing > water-ski waterski1927 ski1930 monoski1953 1930 Literary Digest 11 Oct. 48/3 Many games have been introduced this summer for those who walk on water with skis. 1964 G. McDonald Running Scared xii. 160 Tom suggested water skiing... Tom's skis surfaced easily and beautifully. 1974 Encycl. Brit. Micropædia X. 574/3 Typical all-purpose skis are of wood 6½ inches wide and 5 feet 9 inches..long, with a stabilizing fin on the bottom near the heel. d. A launching site for flying bombs. Frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > guided or ballistic missile > [noun] > launching pad pad1949 ski1953 1953 P. C. Berg Dict. New Words (ed. 2) 146/1 Ski, the launching apparatus for the flying bomb, from its fancied resemblance to a gigantic ski. (1944.) 1957 P. J. de la Ferte Rocket vi. 89 The Allied Air Forces launched a massive assault on the ramps, ski constructions and preparation huts. 1958 C. B. Smith Evidence in Camera ix. 224 A launching site..which also matched up with the foundations for ramps at the ski sites... The ski buildings provided storage space for twenty flying bombs on each site. 1978 R. A. Young Flying Bomb ii. 27 (caption) The left-hand ‘ski’ has not yet been roofed. 1978 R. A. Young Flying Bomb ii. 30 When components arrived at the sites they could be most easily stored in one of the ‘ski’ buildings. Compounds C1. ski boot n. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > footwear > shoe or boot > boot > [noun] > for specific purpose > other walking boot1854 skating-boot1895 Derby1901 ski boot1907 safari boot1912 bootee1974 1907 D. M. M. C. Somerville et al. Ski-running (new ed.) 48 In the Black Forest ski boots are often made of dog or calf skin. 1972 Guardian 31 Oct. 11/3 Ski boots are now injection-moulded plastic shells lined with foam padding. ski-cap n. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > cap > types of > worn for specific purpose > other toilet cap1660 rain cap1827 smoking-cap1841 bathing-cap1867 marmot1877 scrum cap1896 ski-cap1937 1937 Sierra Club Bull. Feb. 46 There follows, however, our usual clothing list..ski-boots and ski-caps. 1975 E. Hillary Nothing venture, Nothing Win ii. 39 I had an icicle about five inches long hanging from the strap of my ski-cap. ski centre n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > ski-centre or accommodation ski centre1942 ski resort1965 ski chalet1971 1942 Economic Geogr. July 318/2 Lack of overnight accommodations, or their location at inconvenient distances from the ski trails and slopes, has, and will, retard the popularity of many otherwise excellent ski centers. 1948 Amer. Ski Ann. 1949 146/1 Senior Scouts representing 15 Boy Scout Councils from New York and New Jersey met at Snow Ridge Ski Center last winter to compete in the first official Ski Orienteering race to be held in America. 1960 Sunday Express 27 Nov. 15/5 On the same railway line..there are nine other ski centres. ski chalet n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > ski-centre or accommodation ski centre1942 ski resort1965 ski chalet1971 1971 Country Life 23 Dec. 1814/4 (advt.) Ski Chalets. Top resorts in France, Switzerland and Austria. 1975 Times 2 Jan. 4/7 President Ford continued to study a report he received at his ski chalet. ski-climber n. ski clothes n. ΚΠ 1965 ‘J. le Carré’ Looking-glass War i. 3 A group of children... Some wore ski clothes. ski club n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > club ski club1913 1913 F. H. Harris Dartmouth out o' Doors 104 In our own country ski clubs are flourishing. 1963 Ski-ing (‘Know the Game’ Series) 12 There are a number of ski clubs which are affiliated to the Ski Club of Great Britain. ski-excursion n. ski goggles n. ΚΠ 1971 C. Bonington Annapurna South Face 244 Ski-goggles..proved ideal in bad weather conditions. ski-hut n. ΚΠ 1958 E. Dundy Dud Avocado i. vi. 93 Dressed for the Select as for a ski-hut..in a checkered wool-shirt, G.I. pants and ski-boots. 1973 Times 8 Jan. 5/1 The party.. had arrived back at a skihut at Abisko. ski instructor n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > skier > instructor ski instructor1959 1959 P. Moyes Dead Men don't Ski iv. 45 It is..traditional for ski instructors to be handsome. 1978 S. Sheldon Bloodline ii. 28 On her thirty-fifth birthday Anna had gone to Kitzbühel, in Austria, and there she had met Walther Gassner, a ski instructor thirteen years younger than she. ski-jacket n. ΚΠ 1968 M. Woodhouse Rock Baby xxiv. 234 He was wearing a blue ski-jacket and denim trousers. ski-lodge n. ΚΠ 1966 M. Woodhouse Tree Frog xii. 86 A hunting-lodge modernised to make a ski-lodge. 1978 Chicago June 36/1 Once a ski lodge, then a theatre, this rural listening room now provides one of the most relaxed settings for good pop, jazz, and folk. ski pants n. ΚΠ 1937 Sierra Club Bull. Feb. 46 There follows..our usual clothing list... Ski-pants. 1977 C. Forbes Avalanche Express xxv. 267 Six men clad in ski-masks and ski-pants. ski parka n. ΚΠ 1974 Amer. Speech 1970 45 180 A variety of wearing apparel, such as children's clothes, men's slacks, ski parkas and sweaters. ski-race n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > ski racing or race > [noun] ski-racing1898 ski-race1936 1936 C. M. Dole Amer. Ski Ann. 53 There should be a competent course patrol for all ski races made up from the personnel of the club ski patrols. 1973 D. Francis Slay-ride ii. 23 He used to win across-country ski races. ski-racing adj. and n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > ski racing or race > [noun] ski-racing1898 ski-race1936 1898 Earl of Suffolk et al. Encycl. Sport II. 379/1 About a hundred competitors come from various parts of the country to strive for these blue ribbons of the ski-racing world. 1975 Times 19 Dec. 9/5 In ski racing..one's position in the starting order is based on one's previous results. ski resort n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > ski-centre or accommodation ski centre1942 ski resort1965 ski chalet1971 1965 ‘J. le Carré’ Looking-glass War iii. 33 The town..feeds the main ski resorts. 1972 D. Haston In High Places vi. 72 We..tried to be as inconspicuous as four laden climbers can be in a ski resort. ski-room n. ΚΠ 1963 I. Fleming On Her Majesty's Secret Service xii. 129 There was a ski-room and workshop to the left of the exit. ski-runner n. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > [noun] > travelling on skis > one who travels on skis ski-runner1887 skier1895 skister1898 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > skier ski-runner1887 skier1895 skister1898 snow-skier1941 1887 Appletons' Ann. Cycl. 1886 805/1 The distance covered by an expert skee-runner is from fifty to sixty miles a day. 1888 Times 16 Nov. 10/1 At a concourse in Christiania he became champion ski-runner. ski-running n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] ski-running1854 skiing1893 snow-skiing1941 1854 R. G. Latham Native Races Russ. Empire 84 The most characteristic..of their habits..is what we may call by a name coined for the occasion—she-running. 1911 A. Bennett Card xi. 273 No sport was true sport save the sport of ski-running. 1969 H. MacInnes Salzburg Connection ii. 37 We have no ski lift here..no special slopes. But there is good ski-running. That is the best sport anyway... Let me show you on this map... You can ski for thirty kilometres. ski school n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > ski school ski school1934 1934 Leisure Jan. 23 This run..will probably be used by the official Ski School of the U.S. Eastern Amateur Ski Association. 1954 R. Martin Your Ski Holiday vi. 44 Some people nowadays go to one of the ‘dry ski schools’ which are being set up in several of the large towns of England. 1980 J. Cartwright Horse of Darius iii. 42 She..made her way along to the office of the ski school. ski shop n. ΚΠ 1969 H. MacInnes Salzburg Connection viii. 114 Just beyond Bad Aussee..where Johann Kronsteiner has his ski-shop. ski slope n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > ski slope or run piste1917 nursery slope1924 ski run1924 ski slope1934 schuss1937 fall line1938 bunny slope1954 run1956 black diamond1969 traverse1969 slope1972 ski ramp1973 dry slope1974 motorway1979 off-piste1986 1934 Discovery Oct. 297/2 (caption) The new ‘tower-hotels’ at Colle di Sestrières in the Italian Alps, with a background of ski-slopes. 1976 A. White Long Silence xi. 104 A fall of snow at the wrong time can start an avalanche on the ski slopes. ski-staff n. ΚΠ 1896 Idler Mar. 307/2 He thrust out his ski staff and tripped up his companion. ski suit n. ΚΠ 1956 R. Braddon Nancy Wake vi. 55 She accordingly bought herself a new ski suit. 1978 J. A. Michener Chesapeake 809 They walked together, bundled in ski suits, to all corners of their estate. ski track n. ΚΠ 1948 H. Innes Blue Ice vii. 194 Three ski tracks ran off at an angle, crossing the tracks we were following. 1975 D. Bagley Snow Tiger xxxii. 281 Here is an enlargement of the breakaway point of the avalanche. There is a ski track going into it. ski trail n. ΚΠ 1942 Economic Geogr. July 318/2 Lack of overnight accommodations, or their location at inconvenient distances from the ski trails and slopes, has, and will, retard the popularity of many otherwise excellent ski centers. 1973 P. A. Whitney Snowfire vi. 108 The immediate problem of getting myself down a ski trail without breaking my neck. ski troops n. ΚΠ 1934 S. Spender Vienna iii. 32 Like diving mono~planes..curled down on them the ski-troops. 1974 Encycl. Brit. Macropædia XVI. 835/1 Ski troops were..used in Sweden as early as 1452. ski trousers n. ΚΠ 1946 P. Bottome Lifeline vii. 71 Ida, dressed in long ski trousers and a black pullover. 1969 N. Freeling Tsing-Boum xxii. 158 Tight black ski trousers and excessively brilliant orange sweater. ski-wear n. ΚΠ 1961 Sports & Camping Goods Dealer Nov. 9/1 Big demand for Ski-wear... Sales of skiwear continue to rise. 1980 L. Birnbach et al. Official Preppy Handbk. 152/2 The latest and most expensive skiwear and equipment. C2. ski-boat n. (a) South African a raftlike boat with two outboard motors used esp. for offshore fishing; (b) a small powerboat used for towing water-skiers. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > fishing vessel > [noun] > other types of fishing vessel spindlers-boat1243 manfare1326 stall boat1328 dogger1338 hackboat1344 coble1493 peter-boat1540 monger1558 trimboat1558 shotter1580 crab-skuit1614 fly-boat1614 cantera1642 dogger-boat1646 cag1666 yawl1670 barca-longa1681 hogboat1784 fishing-smack1785 hooker1801 hatch-boat1828 pinkie1840 fishing-bark1841 pookhaun1851 garookuh1855 jigger1860 fisher-bark1862 fisher-keel1870 Norwegian1872 scaf1877 mule coble1883 mule1884 Zulu1884 novy1885 tosher1885 skipjack1887 fleeter1888 fishing-float1893 rodney1895 mutton-ham boat1899 nobby1899 sinagot1927 sport fisherman1937 sport fisher1940 ski-boat1964 belly boat1976 society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > mechanically propelled vessels > [noun] > motor vessel > for towing water-skiers ski-boat1964 1964 A. Trew Smoke Island ii. 43 José brought the ski~boat round and Andy recovered some of the lost line as he scrambled into the fighting-chair. 1971 ‘D. Halliday’ Dolly & Doctor Bird viii. 103 The holidaymakers..hissing past.. in the ski boat. 1974 Argus (Cape Town) 2 Aug. 11/4 Many of the ski-boats operating in that area had 60, 80 or 100 snoek. ski-bob n. [bob n.¹ 2d, 2e] a vehicle resembling a bicycle with skis instead of wheels, which slides quickly over snow; hence as v. intransitive, to ride a ski-bob. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > other snow sports > [noun] > equipment snow-snake1844 ski-bob1966 snowboard1983 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > other snow sports > engage in other snow sports [verb (intransitive)] > ski-bob ski-bob1966 1966 Skier Sept. 7/1 1962: I became German and Bavarian Women's ski-bob Champion. 1968 Guardian 21 Sept. 10/3 The ski-bob is a small bicycle on skis with short skis for the feet with braking claws on them. 1969 Winter Sports Ann. 20/1 One can learn to ski~bob very quickly. 1976 Daily Tel. 6 Aug. (Colour Suppl.) 6/2 A ski-bob can exceed speeds of 80mph on a steep, straight run. 1976 Daily Tel. 6 Aug. (Colour Suppl.) 6/3 Captain John Beckett..who once taught a lady journalist to ski-bob in one-and-a-half hours. ski-bobber n. one who ski-bobs. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > other snow sports > [noun] > participants snow-shoer1867 ski-bobber1967 snowmobilist1967 snowmobiler1968 1967 Time 17 Mar. 36 For added balance, ski bobbers wear mini-skis fitted with braking crampons on both feet. 1976 Daily Tel. 6 Aug. (Colour Suppl.) 6/1 Ski-bobbers are now eligible for grants from the National Council for Physical Recreation. ski-bobbing n. the action of riding a ski-bob, esp. as a sport. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > other snow sports > [noun] snow-snake1844 snow-shoeing1884 snowmobiling1964 ski-bobbing1966 tubing1975 snow-snaking1979 snowboard cross1996 1966 Skier Sept. 6/2 Ski-bobbing has come a long way since those first laughing days. 1971 Daily Tel. 30 Jan. 7/5 Ski-bobbing (not yet so popular in France as elsewhere, but rapidly catching on). 1976 Daily Tel. 6 Aug. (Colour Suppl.) 6/1 In 1971, the Army included ski~bobbing in their own skiing championships. ski bum n. North American slang a skiing enthusiast who works casually at a resort in order to ski. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to conditions > [noun] > casual or temporary worker > skiing ski bum1960 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > working at ski resort > person ski bum1960 1960 Washington Post 4 Mar. c5/3 John Kerr..is firmly settled in the picturesque ex-mining town of Aspen, Colo... By ski bum standards, John Kerr has struck it rich. 1978 N.Y. Times 16 Jan. c8/1 (headline) Ski-bum shortage shakes the resorts. 1978 S. Sheldon Bloodline ii. 34 ‘What can a ski bum contribute to Roffe and Sons?’ he asked. ski bumming n. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > work > [noun] > temporary or casual work > specific hag1797 hag-work1841 ski bumming1960 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > working at ski resort ski bumming1960 1960 Washington Post 4 Mar. c5/3 John Kerr..is firmly settled in the picturesque ex-mining town of Aspen, Colo., and happily pursuing one of the world's newest professions—ski bumming. ski carrier n. = ski rack n. below. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > parts and equipment of motor vehicles > [noun] > luggage rack grid1928 roof-rack1929 ski carrier1965 ski rack1968 1965 ‘D. Shannon’ Death-bringers xiv. 187 It was the right Anglia. It had ski carriers on its roof. 1970 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 25 Sept. 32/7 (advt.) 100 Accessories..from ski carriers to repair bases, we have them all at spectacular savings. ski flying n. (see quot. 1974). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > ski-jumping ski-jumping1904 ski-jump1907 ski flying1952 1952 Sun (Baltimore) 3 Mar. (B ed.) 15/7 Toivo Lauren..won the international ‘ski-flying’ contest today with a jump of approximately 429 feet 9 inches. 1974 R. Scharff Ski Mag.'s Encycl. Skiing 420/2 Ski flying, a form of jumping on hills where distances of 100 meters or more can be reached. skijamas n. North American a pair of pyjamas in the style of a ski suit. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > set or suit of clothes > [noun] > pyjamas > types of baby doll pyjamas1954 skijamas1958 1958 L. Whishaw As far as you'll take Me vii. 104 I..then, dressed in my skijamas, ate my dinner in peace. 1964 N.Y. Times 29 Nov. 132 Reis ‘ski-jamas’ are set for winter slumber. ski-jump n. (a) the artificial structure built on a natural slope, from which a ski-jumper takes off; also transferred and figurative; (b) a leap made by a ski-jumper. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > ski-jumping ski-jumping1904 ski-jump1907 ski flying1952 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > ski-jumping > structure ski-jump1907 1907 D. M. M. C. Somerville et al. Ski-running (new ed.) 89 The outlook from the top of a ski-jump of any magnitude is indeed alarming. 1922 E. E. Cummings Enormous Room i. 18 A face all ski-jumps and toboggan slides. 1948 H. Innes Blue Ice x. 250 He was going to do a ski jump..on to the top of the moving train. 1953 X. Fielding Stronghold 42 At last I reached a scree, as long and steep as a ski-jump. 1960 C. H. Gibbs-Smith Aeroplane 3/5 A later illustration shows a long ‘ski~jump’ ramp. 1971 L. Koppett N.Y. Times Guide Spectator Sports xvi. 222 One of the most spectacular sights in any sport is the ski jump. 1978 Navy News Aug. 40/4 The invention of the Ski Jump take-off ramp to be fitted in Royal Navy ships carrying Harrier aircraft has won an award of £25,000. ski-jumper n. one who takes part in ski-jumping. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > ski-jumping > ski-jumper ski-jumper1894 1894 Engineering News 1 Mar. 169/3 Ski-jumpers..have for some time been holding tournaments in Minnesota. 1931 Times Lit. Suppl. 5 Nov. 868/4 Championship as a ski-jumper. 1981 ‘E. Lathen’ Going for Gold i. 15 People..were taking up stations from which they could watch the last of the ski jumpers. ski-jumping n. (and adj.) a winter sport in which skiers ‘jump’ from the end of a snow-covered chute built high on a slope, marks being usually awarded for style and distance covered by the leap; (also) this action; occasionally as adj. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > ski-jumping ski-jumping1904 ski-jump1907 ski flying1952 1904 Sandow's Mag. Mar. 200 (caption) A ski-jumping competition. 1927 A. Huxley Let. 14 Feb. (1969) 283 We had an international ski jumping competition here last week. 1960 Guardian 8 Dec. 10/6 In 1950 and 1951 there was ski jumping..on Hampstead Heath. 1973 Country Life 29 Nov. 1807 Ski-jumping and cross-country (lang~lauf) racing. ski-lift n. see lift n.² 10b. ski-mask n. a protective covering for the face, of the type worn by skiers (and adopted by others to conceal identity). ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > mask > types of dough face1806 maskette1881 maskoid1881 sleeping-mask1908 ski-mask1973 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > means of concealment > dress, garb > [noun] > for face or head visorc1380 visernc1400 visurec1460 visiere1485 vizard1558 vision1563 bo-peeper1609 larvea1656 outsidea1656 vizard-mask1668 visor-mask1672 face mask1754 crape1785 false face1817 bird mask1853 vizarding1861 stocking mask1966 ski-mask1973 1973 ‘D. Shannon’ No Holiday for Crime xiv. 208 It had been a professional job: ski-masks, a look~out at the door. 1980 J. Ball Then came Violence xiii. 103 Since ski masks had been used..there were no descriptions. ski-masked adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > means of concealment > dress, garb > [adjective] > to conceal head or face visoredc1380 in masker1519 in maska1533 muffled1566 vizarded1593 viserneda1599 masked1599 bemasked1620 larvated1623 crape-faced1815 bird-masked1876 stocking-masked1971 ski-masked1976 1976 Time 20 Dec. 7/2 Graziella Quartuccio, 43, was snatched away in her nightgown..by a machine-gun-toting gang of ski-masked Mafiosi. ski pack n. an arrangement whereby a tour company offers holiday facilities and the hire of skiing equipment at one inclusive price. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > [noun] > a period of > holidays > specific type summer vacation1507 public holiday1736 summer holiday1746 school holiday1777 Cook's tour1856 alcoholiday1877 busman's holiday1893 caravan holiday1899 caravanning holiday1924 staycation1944 spring break1956 farm stay1957 charter1959 ski pack1969 staycation2008 society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > holiday-making or tourism > [noun] > type of holiday or tour grand tour1678 villegiature1740 villeggiatura1742 honeymoon1791 wedding visit1794 honeymooning1832 wedding tour1847 wedding trip1855 second honeymoon1872 tourette1881 weekending1886 package holiday1959 fly-cruise1968 ski pack1969 ecotour1973 package1977 1969 Guardian 11 Oct. 10/6 See which holidays give the best value in terms of ski packs. ski patrol n. North American a group of expert skiers who patrol ski slopes to check on conditions and assist skiers in difficulties. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > watching or keeping guard > [adjective] > patrolling > relating to ski-patrol ski patrol1936 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > working at ski resort > others ski patrol1936 ski patrolman1957 pisteur1963 the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > watching or keeping guard > [noun] > one who watches or keeps guard > one who patrols > on skis > body of ski patrol1936 1936 C. M. Dole Amer. Ski Ann. 52 A definite organization is necessary. The Ski Patrol has been suggested..and..has been instituted in one locality. 1963 Amer. Speech 38 204 The warning signs erected in ski areas by the ski patrol. 1978 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 8 Feb. 31/1 The Canadian Ski Patrol system is again this season doing on-the-slopes testing of bindings for skiers. ski patrolman n. a member of a ski patrol. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > watching or keeping guard > [noun] > one who watches or keeps guard > one who patrols > on skis ski patrolman1957 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > working at ski resort > others ski patrol1936 ski patrolman1957 pisteur1963 1957 Today's Health Jan. 54/3 Two ski patrolmen..lashed their skis together to make an emergency toboggan. ski-plane n. an aeroplane having its undercarriage fitted with skis (sense b above) for landing on snow or ice. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > [noun] > with specific type of undercarriage ski-plane1930 tricycle1942 tail-dragger1971 1930 O. H. Kneen Everyman's Bk. Flying xiii. 231 The Fairchild Airplane Company and others use the term ski-plane for Canadian machines, convertible to seaplanes in the summer. 1936 J. Grierson High Failure xiii. 281 For Canadian conditions the most useful machines are seaplanes in summer and ski-planes in winter. 1964 G. Lyall Most Dangerous Game xxi. 172 I came in from Spitzbergen, in an old Noorduyn Norseman ski-plane. 1975 E. Hillary Nothing venture, Nothing Win vi. 82 Access to the mountains is often long and difficult—or used to be before the development of ski-planes and helicopters. ski pole n. U.S. = ski stick n. below. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > other equipment stick1893 ski stick1907 pole1920 ski pole1920 1920 Literary Digest 14 Feb. 115 I need not describe these poles to you, as any dealer will know what you mean by ski-poles. 1978 W. F. Buckley Stained Glass xv. 155 The accordion player, without ski poles, and making music all the way, began the three-mile ski down the mountain. ski rack n. a frame (usually fixed to the roof of a car) on which skis are placed for transportation. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > parts and equipment of motor vehicles > [noun] > luggage rack grid1928 roof-rack1929 ski carrier1965 ski rack1968 1968 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 5 Feb. 26/8 (advt.) 67 Austin Cooper, tachometer, ski rack. 1980 L. Birnbach et al. Official Preppy Handbk. 204/2 In the winter, the car is heading north, topped with a ski rack. ski ramp n. a ramp constructed for skiing practice; also transferred. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > ski slope or run piste1917 nursery slope1924 ski run1924 ski slope1934 schuss1937 fall line1938 bunny slope1954 run1956 black diamond1969 traverse1969 slope1972 ski ramp1973 dry slope1974 motorway1979 off-piste1986 1973 Houston Post 14 Oct. (Spotlight Suppl.) 9/5 The fair is free, including hourly ski demonstrations by Ed Williams on a ski ramp. 1976 Southern Evening Echo (Southampton) 11 Nov. 17/2 Ships with ‘ski-ramps’ at the bow for the launching jump-jet aircraft were forecast by the chief designer of the Harrier at Southampton University last night. ski run n. (a) a spell of travelling on skis; (b) a skiing piste. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > [noun] > travelling on skis > a spell of ski run1924 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > spell of travelling on skis ski run1924 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > ski slope or run piste1917 nursery slope1924 ski run1924 ski slope1934 schuss1937 fall line1938 bunny slope1954 run1956 black diamond1969 traverse1969 slope1972 ski ramp1973 dry slope1974 motorway1979 off-piste1986 1924 O. Poulsen Skiing 72 It is on one of these long ski-runs alone that a man can think out his problems best. 1951 M. Kennedy Lucy Carmichael v. iii. 222 The next few seconds had been as good as a first class ski run. 1953 D. Thomas Let. 27 Feb. in Sel. Lett. (1966) 395 We could go anywhere on that, except Laughlin's heart and ski-run. 1977 N. Freeling Gadget ii. 92 The climb..was steep as a downhill ski-run. ski stick n. one of two long sticks held by a skier to assist in propulsion or braking and in balancing. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > other equipment stick1893 ski stick1907 pole1920 ski pole1920 1907 D. M. M. C. Somerville et al. Ski-running (new ed.) 46 (caption) Disc for bottom of ski stick. 1924 E. Hemingway in Transatlantic Rev. Dec. 635 Nick knocked his clamps loose with one of his ski sticks. 1927 Observer 18 Dec. 9/4 The introduction of aluminium skisticks in the place of the older forms in bamboo and hazel. 1970 N. Fleming Czech Point (1971) i. 7 I hooked my skisticks on to the T-bar. ski tour n. a tour made by cross-country skiing. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > [noun] > travelling on skis > touring > a tour ski tour1949 1949 E. Coxhead Wind in West vii. 180 Ilse knew..nothing of nature except what she could see from a ski-tour. ski-tourer n. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > [noun] > travelling on skis > one who travels on skis > on a tour ski-tourer1972 1972 Guardian 11 Mar. 13/1 The standard yardstick for these ski-tourers and ski-mountaineers has been..a mountain obstacle race between..Chamonix, and Zermatt. ski-touring n. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > [noun] > travelling on skis > touring ski-touring1960 ski-walking1974 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > types of cross-country1905 telemarking1905 ski-joring1920 downhill1926 langlauf1927 giant slalom1937 ski-touring1960 schussbooming1961 grass skiing1964 X-C (or XC) skiing1972 heli-skiing1974 ski-walking1974 randonnée1977 sit-skiing1981 off-piste1986 snowblading1993 1960 Guardian 24 Oct. 11/4 In Scotland..after April only high-level ski-touring is possible. 1972 J. Dean & S. Smith Wisconsin 161/1 Call it ski touring, Nordic skiing,..or simply X-C, but it all boils down to the same thing—the art of walking on skis. ski tow n. (a) a mechanical device for conveying skiers up a slope, in the form of an endless moving rope or of bars or seats suspended from an overhead cable; (b) a tow-rope for water-skiers. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > ski-lift T-bar1889 tow1937 chair-lift1940 ski-lift1940 ski tow1942 skimobile1946 platter pull1949 Poma1954 telecabine1954 gondola lift1957 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > water sports except racing > other water sports > [noun] > water-skiing > tow rope ski tow1942 1942 Economic Geogr. July 307/2 The invention of the ski tow at about this time..gave great impetus to the growing interest in skiing. 1967 Spectator 15 Sept. 301/1 One laird explained his resistance..to..building a ski tow in the snowy heights he owned—by saying simply, ‘Look what happened to Switzerland.’ 1971 J. Yardley Kiss a Day vii. 121 He..trailed the ski-tow over the side for her to catch. Five minutes later they were cutting a white wake across the lagoon. ski-tow v. (transitive) to pull with a ski tow. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > water sports except racing > other water sports > engage in other water sports [verb (transitive)] > pull with ski tow ski-tow1976 1976 P. Cave High Flying Birds iii. 28 Ski-towing a hang-glider is reckoned on being a pretty dangerous sport at the best of times. ski-walk v. (transitive) to travel over by ski-walking. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > traverse on foot [verb (transitive)] > travel over by ski-ing ski-walk1970 ski1973 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > ski [verb (transitive)] > travel by ski-walking ski-walk1970 1970 R. Lowell Notebk. 148 We ski-walked the eggshell at the Mittersill. ski-walking n. cross-country skiing (cf. Nordic adj. 2). ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > [noun] > travelling on skis > touring ski-touring1960 ski-walking1974 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > types of cross-country1905 telemarking1905 ski-joring1920 downhill1926 langlauf1927 giant slalom1937 ski-touring1960 schussbooming1961 grass skiing1964 X-C (or XC) skiing1972 heli-skiing1974 ski-walking1974 randonnée1977 sit-skiing1981 off-piste1986 snowblading1993 1974 Observer 3 Nov. 34/2 The age-old Nordic ski-ing that is both easier to learn and cheaper to enjoy. Essentially it is walking, or running, on skis over undulating country side... Ski-walking, Nordic ski-ing, Skiwandern, ski de vandonnée, Ski du fond, Langlauf—the variety of names given to the sport perhaps causes confusion. ski-wax n. wax applied to the undersides of skis to improve performance. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > waxy materials > [noun] > wax coating > coating for skis ski-wax1910 wax1924 klister1936 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > accessory ski-wax1910 wax1924 klister1936 1910 W. R. Rickmers Ski-ing 35 Ski-wax can be obtained hard or in tubes. 1979 R. Fiennes Hell on Ice v. 68 I needed feeling in my fingers to..feel for my map, change the ski-wax and many other things. ski-wheel n. on the undercarriage of an aircraft: a combination of ski and wheel (see quots.). ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > parts of aircraft > [noun] > landing gear > wheel tail wheel1910 nose wheel1934 ski-wheel1938 1938 C. Winchester Wonders World Aviation 979/2 It sometimes happens that flights to the northern parts of Canada necessitate a take-off fit only for wheels and a destination with ground fit only for skis. This indicates that there is a need for a ski-wheel combination. 1958 Edmonton (Alberta) Jrnl. 24 June iii. 17/8 A pilot on ski-wheels who runs into trouble will pick a lake or river, set down parallel to the shore, and ski neatly up onto the beach before his aircraft loses its forward momentum and sinks. ski-wheeled adj. having a ski-wheel landing gear. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > [adjective] > having specific type of undercarriage ski-wheeled1976 1976 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts 124 634/2 Two ski-wheeled de Havilland Twin Otter aircraft are operational in the Antarctic between November and March. Draft additions December 2003 ski bunny n. [perhaps after German regional (southern and Austria) Skihaserl female skier (lit. ‘little ski hare’)] North American slang = snow bunny n. at snow n.¹ Compounds 4a. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > skier > types of ski-jorer1936 ski bunny1952 snow bunny1953 alpinist1957 roller skier1957 schussboomer1959 sit-skier1981 heli-skier1983 snowblader1997 1952 N.Y. Times 16 Nov. x. 27 (advt.) A ski tow for the ski-bunnies. 1978 Washington Post 24 Feb. (Weekend section) 32/1 I can't even make it as a ski bunny. By the time I pile on layers of long johns, insulated pants, sweaters, mufflers, arctic jacket and hat, not to mention facemask, goggles and mittens, it's not even clear what sex I am. 1997 New Yorker 10 Mar. 100/1 Arrive to find child physically intact but hyperventilatingly adamant that he will not remain another minute in Ski Bunny program. 2000 InStyle (Electronic ed.) Nov. 155 Call it cozy chic—shearling tops, dramatic fur collars, leather pants, quilted coats and high-heeled boots are all so sexy you'll feel like a ski bunny without ever setting foot on the slopes. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022). skiv. Etymology: < ski n. 1. a. intransitive. To travel on skis. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > go on foot [verb (intransitive)] > travel on skis ski1893 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > ski [verb (intransitive)] ski1893 snow-ski1975 1893 [implied in: Daily News 31 Jan. 5/3 If we had winter worth speaking of here, ski-ing would soon take a prominent place among our field sports. (at ski-ing n. 1)]. 1904 Times 4 Mar. 9/2 They skied down to Chamonix. b. To water-ski. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > water sports except racing > other water sports > engage in other water sports [verb (intransitive)] > water-ski ride1885 waterski1927 ski1947 monoski1968 1947 Life 17 Feb. 7/3 Lumber dealers..have seen pictures of her skiing among the cypresses and want to know how they can purchase the trees. 1956 R. T. Peterson & J. Fisher Wild Amer. ix. 101 A girl came by at breakneck speed on one water ski,..then three daredevil young men..skied up and jumped over an inclined platform. 1970 ‘D. Halliday’ Dolly & Cookie Bird viii. 130 ‘Does Louie ski?’ He swooped away, the spray flying. 2. transitive. To travel over (a slope, etc.) on skis; to ski at (a place). ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > traverse on foot [verb (transitive)] > travel over by ski-ing ski-walk1970 ski1973 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > ski [verb (transitive)] ski1973 1973 P. A. Whitney Snowfire xii. 236 It's easier to ski a steep slope than a gentle one. 1980 Sunday Times 21 Sept. 8 Ski the top resorts in Europe..and now the U.S.A. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021). > see also also refers to : -skisuffix < n.1755v.1893 see also
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