| 单词 | to be in holes |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto be in holes e. Eton Fives. A small square portion of the floor enclosed by the pepper-box and step. to be in holes; hence attributive in holes innings. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > handball, etc. > [noun] > fives > court > parts of pepperbox1865 step1890 hole1897 1897 Earl of Suffolk et al. Encycl. Sport I. 399 A, who begins serving, is bound to give C—who is said to be ‘in holes’—the sort of service which he prefers. 1897 Earl of Suffolk et al. Encycl. Sport I. 400 All alike differ from Eton Courts in having no pepper-box, hole, or step. 1897 Earl of Suffolk et al. Encycl. Sport I. 402 In the first innings of a game A (who goes in first) is said to have ‘holes innings’, i.e., when both A and B have been put out, A will be ‘in holes’. < as lemmas |
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