twenty-fiven.

Etymology: twenty adj. 1b.See also twenty adj. and n. Compounds 1a, Compounds 1b.

1. Hockey and Rugby. The line drawn across the ground twenty-five yards from each goal; also, the space enclosed by this.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > football > rugby football > [noun] > parts of pitch

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1877 Field 24 Feb. 220/2 They were completely penned in their own twenty-five.

1889 Pauline 8 36 The play was constantly in our opponents' twenty-five.

1895 H. F. P. Battersby Hockey 92 From the bully off until his opponents' ‘twenty-five’ is invaded.

1912 E. H. Green & E. E. White Hockey 195 I may sometimes move a few yards over the half-way line, but never right up to the other ‘25’, as some fussy umpires do.

1930 Times 14 Mar. 7/4 With 12 minutes to go, Home worked his way to the German ‘25’ and then suddenly sent in another long shot.

2. Cards (also twenty-fives): A variety of spoil-five n. at spoil- comb. form , in which the ‘game’ or winning score is twenty-five: cf. forty-five n. b, jink n.¹ 2.

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1870 ‘Cavendish’ (title) The Pocket Guide to Spoil-Five, Twenty-Five and Forty-Five.

1891 ‘Professor Hoffmann’ Cycl. Card & Table Games i. 248 A player making all five tricks is said to make a ‘jink,’ and wins the game, whether at twenty-five or forty-five.

1904 Longman's Mag. June 142 They produced an old pack of cards and played twentyfives.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	twenty-five
释义	twenty-fiven. Etymology: twenty adj. 1b.See also twenty adj. and n. Compounds 1a, Compounds 1b. 1. Hockey and Rugby. The line drawn across the ground twenty-five yards from each goal; also, the space enclosed by this. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > hockey > [noun] > part of field twenty-five1877 striking-circle1890 back-board1987 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > football > rugby football > [noun] > parts of pitch touch1845 goalpost1857 goal line1860 touch-in-goal1863 field of play1871 twenty-five1877 dead-ball line1892 in-goal1897 try line1898 1877 Field 24 Feb. 220/2 They were completely penned in their own twenty-five. 1889 Pauline 8 36 The play was constantly in our opponents' twenty-five. 1895 H. F. P. Battersby Hockey 92 From the bully off until his opponents' ‘twenty-five’ is invaded. 1912 E. H. Green & E. E. White Hockey 195 I may sometimes move a few yards over the half-way line, but never right up to the other ‘25’, as some fussy umpires do. 1930 Times 14 Mar. 7/4 With 12 minutes to go, Home worked his way to the German ‘25’ and then suddenly sent in another long shot. 2. Cards (also twenty-fives): A variety of spoil-five n. at spoil- comb. form , in which the ‘game’ or winning score is twenty-five: cf. forty-five n. b, jink n.¹ 2. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > other card games > [noun] > spoil-five spoil-five1839 spoiled five1842 twenty-fives1870 1870 ‘Cavendish’ (title) The Pocket Guide to Spoil-Five, Twenty-Five and Forty-Five. 1891 ‘Professor Hoffmann’ Cycl. Card & Table Games i. 248 A player making all five tricks is said to make a ‘jink,’ and wins the game, whether at twenty-five or forty-five. 1904 Longman's Mag. June 142 They produced an old pack of cards and played twentyfives. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1870
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