| 单词 | walking match |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswalking match walking match n. a walking race. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > racing on foot > [noun] > walking race walking match1751 walking go1802 walk1882 race walking1893 walkathon1930 1751 J. Hill Inspector i. 5 We imagine that the losing a Heart at a Ridotto, may be as important an Article, as the picking a Pocket at Hockley in the Hole; or the Contest of two Belles for a Lover at Ranelagh, as a Walking-match in the Artillery Ground. 1880 ‘M. Twain’ Tramp Abroad App. f 626 No information about prize fights.., horse races, walking-matches..or other sporting matters. 1938 Logansport (Indiana) Pharos Tribune 25 Feb. 4/5 Omer Miller, the walkist, is discouraged at the prospects of raising the $300 purse for his proposed walking match. 2004 Journal (Newcastle) (Nexis) 23 Sept. 3 On his release in 1813, he returned to selling books but found walking matches more lucrative, winning 100 guineas for a race in the London area in 1814. < as lemmas |
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