tombstoningn.

Brit.

/ˈtuːmstəʊnɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈtumˌstoʊnɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: tombstone n., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < tombstone n. + -ing suffix¹. Compare slightly later tombstone v.

1. Journalism. In page layout: the positioning of two article headings side by side in adjacent columns.Generally thought to inhibit readability.

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1955 Gladewater (Texas) Daily Mirror 10 Apr. 2/4 While Bette is busy trying to avoid tombstoning..Rex is attempting to jigsaw his problem picture into another spot.

1988 Winnipeg Free Press 30 Sept. 7/2 In addition to breaking up large blocks of type and preventing tombstoning,..photos sometimes take on greater importance than the news.

1997 C. B. Cruz Adv. Campus Journalism (Rex Book Store, Manila) 164 Do's and don'ts in page makeup. 1. Avoid tombstoning.

2. Originally U.S. The bogus use of personal names or details (such as those of deceased persons), esp. in perpetrating fraud.

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1964 Leader-Times (Kittanning, Pa.) 22 Sept. 17/4 (heading) Tombstoning out... GOP slates check on big city vote.

1978 Washington Post (Nexis) 21 July a3 Morris also told of recent indications that Medicaid, Social Security and other HEW [= Health, Education, or Welfare] claims are being filed in the names of dead persons. The subcommittee chairman, Sen. Sam Nunn.., called this ‘tombstoning’.

2015 Canberra Times (Nexis) 7 Apr. a1 A practice called ‘tombstoning’ involves agents signing up dead or fake clients and then secretly paying for their initial premiums in order to pocket the even-larger commissions.

3. British. The activity of jumping off a cliff or other high point into the sea, keeping the body in a straight vertical position, typically with the arms crossed over the chest.Sometimes described, esp. by participants, as an extreme sport.

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1995 Daily Tel. 3 Aug. 9/7 Children are putting their lives at risk in the summer holiday craze of ‘tombstoning’ in which they dive into the sea from cliff faces.

2006 Independent 1 July 7/1 Safety experts claim it's like jumping off a skyscraper onto a wet flannel. Despite..the dangers, tombstoning is becoming one of Britain's fastest growing extreme sports.

2014 Plymouth Herald (Nexis) 14 July 5 They have found a way of getting on to the scaffolding..of the Brunel railway bridge. They are using it as a diving board for their tombstoning.

4. Surfing. The action of a surfboard bobbing vertically nose-up halfway out of the water, indicating the surfer (attached by the leash) is in serious difficulties below.

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1999 Surfer Aug. 106/2 I was looking on over the impact zone, and I saw nothing. No tombstoning, no nothing.

2007 J. Cox On Lip i. 47 She studies the fetch behind it closely, looking for any sign of ‘tombstoning’, a board bobbing over a submerged surfer.

2015 Orange County (Calif.) Reg. (Nexis) 26 Mar. What they saw was a phenomenon surfers call ‘tombstoning’. A Boogie Board bobbed straight up and down in the water, still attached to the ankle of someone under the water.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

tombstoningadj.

Brit.

/ˈtuːmstəʊnɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈtumˌstoʊnɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: tombstone v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < tombstone v. + -ing suffix². Compare slightly earlier tombstoning n.

Surfing.

Of a surfboard: that bobs vertically nose-up halfway out of the water, indicating the surfer (attached by the leash) is in serious difficulties below.

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1998 Surfer July 82 The second wave hits Matthies' tombstoning gun.

2007 C. Jarvis & D. Beatty S. Afr. Surf v. 43/2 Look out for tombstoning boards as they often indicate a surfer in trouble.

2015 Guardian (Nexis) 24 Mar. Floating to the surface, connected to his tombstoning board, Long's all but lifeless body was plucked out of the water.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	tombstoning
释义	tombstoningn. Brit. /ˈtuːmstəʊnɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈtumˌstoʊnɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: tombstone n., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < tombstone n. + -ing suffix¹. Compare slightly later tombstone v. 1. Journalism. In page layout: the positioning of two article headings side by side in adjacent columns.Generally thought to inhibit readability. ΚΠ 1955 Gladewater (Texas) Daily Mirror 10 Apr. 2/4 While Bette is busy trying to avoid tombstoning..Rex is attempting to jigsaw his problem picture into another spot. 1988 Winnipeg Free Press 30 Sept. 7/2 In addition to breaking up large blocks of type and preventing tombstoning,..photos sometimes take on greater importance than the news. 1997 C. B. Cruz Adv. Campus Journalism (Rex Book Store, Manila) 164 Do's and don'ts in page makeup. 1. Avoid tombstoning. 2. Originally U.S. The bogus use of personal names or details (such as those of deceased persons), esp. in perpetrating fraud. ΚΠ 1964 Leader-Times (Kittanning, Pa.) 22 Sept. 17/4 (heading) Tombstoning out... GOP slates check on big city vote. 1978 Washington Post (Nexis) 21 July a3 Morris also told of recent indications that Medicaid, Social Security and other HEW [= Health, Education, or Welfare] claims are being filed in the names of dead persons. The subcommittee chairman, Sen. Sam Nunn.., called this ‘tombstoning’. 2015 Canberra Times (Nexis) 7 Apr. a1 A practice called ‘tombstoning’ involves agents signing up dead or fake clients and then secretly paying for their initial premiums in order to pocket the even-larger commissions. 3. British. The activity of jumping off a cliff or other high point into the sea, keeping the body in a straight vertical position, typically with the arms crossed over the chest.Sometimes described, esp. by participants, as an extreme sport. ΚΠ 1995 Daily Tel. 3 Aug. 9/7 Children are putting their lives at risk in the summer holiday craze of ‘tombstoning’ in which they dive into the sea from cliff faces. 2006 Independent 1 July 7/1 Safety experts claim it's like jumping off a skyscraper onto a wet flannel. Despite..the dangers, tombstoning is becoming one of Britain's fastest growing extreme sports. 2014 Plymouth Herald (Nexis) 14 July 5 They have found a way of getting on to the scaffolding..of the Brunel railway bridge. They are using it as a diving board for their tombstoning. 4. Surfing. The action of a surfboard bobbing vertically nose-up halfway out of the water, indicating the surfer (attached by the leash) is in serious difficulties below. ΚΠ 1999 Surfer Aug. 106/2 I was looking on over the impact zone, and I saw nothing. No tombstoning, no nothing. 2007 J. Cox On Lip i. 47 She studies the fetch behind it closely, looking for any sign of ‘tombstoning’, a board bobbing over a submerged surfer. 2015 Orange County (Calif.) Reg. (Nexis) 26 Mar. What they saw was a phenomenon surfers call ‘tombstoning’. A Boogie Board bobbed straight up and down in the water, still attached to the ankle of someone under the water. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). tombstoningadj. Brit. /ˈtuːmstəʊnɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈtumˌstoʊnɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: tombstone v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < tombstone v. + -ing suffix². Compare slightly earlier tombstoning n. Surfing. Of a surfboard: that bobs vertically nose-up halfway out of the water, indicating the surfer (attached by the leash) is in serious difficulties below. ΚΠ 1998 Surfer July 82 The second wave hits Matthies' tombstoning gun. 2007 C. Jarvis & D. Beatty S. Afr. Surf v. 43/2 Look out for tombstoning boards as they often indicate a surfer in trouble. 2015 Guardian (Nexis) 24 Mar. Floating to the surface, connected to his tombstoning board, Long's all but lifeless body was plucked out of the water. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1955adj.1998
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