boccian.
/ˈbɒtʃə/, U.S. /ˈbɑtʃə/ 1. Esp. in Italy or in Italian contexts: = bocce n.
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1827 Sydney Gaz. 11 July 3/3 They played this game of boccia, as it is called, particularly on Trinita del Monte.
1865 Once a Week 21 Oct. 501/2 It happened on a Saturday that Antonino was playing ‘Boccia’, with other young fellows of the place in the square.
1928 D. H. Lawrence Let. 5 Oct. (2002) VI. 585 It is very pleasant lounging on the sands and seeing the men play boccia.
1950 W. R. Trask tr. F. von Unruh Saint i. 60 I ran into the fruit dealer, full of wine and staggering through the streets on his way home from playing boccia.
2008 A. G. D. Maran Mafia (2009) xix. He would enjoy the traditional Italian card games of scopa and tre sette both at home and outside a bar, hunting boar and game birds and playing boccia.
2. A game similar to bocce, played by competitors who have a physical disability requiring the use of a wheelchair.
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1983 United Press Internat. Newswire (Nexis) 16 July During the week-long competition, athletes will participate in swimming, boccia, weightlifting,..and track and field.
1988 Irish Times 7 Oct. 2/2 This time, I am aiming for three golds, in the distance throw, the precision throw and boccia.
1992 Olympics 92 (BBC Sports) 167/2 Among these [sports] for the first time will be boccia, a game similar to the French boules, which has been developed specifically for competitors with cerebral palsy.
2008 Guardian 7 Aug. 33/1 Sports such as boccia are unheard of by many people, but are played by our most severely disabled athletes.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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