inwick

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A stroke in which the stone rebounds from the inside edge of another stone, and then slides close to the tee.
verb
  1. To play (one's stone) in a way that it rebounds from the inside edge of another stone, and then slides close to the tee.
  2. To play one's stone in a way that it rebounds from the inside edge of another stone, and then slides close to the tee.

Pronunciation

/ɪnˈwɪk/

Word forms

inwick inwicks inwicking inwicked

Etymology

The noun is derived from in- (prefix meaning ‘in, into; within’) + wick (“shot where the played bowl or stone touches a stationary bowl or stone just enough that the former changes direction”) (etymology 5). The verb is derived from the noun; by surface analysis, in- + wick (“to strike (a stationary stone) with one’s own stone just enough that the former changes direction”) (etymology 5).

Synonyms

inring

Related words

Translations

Scots: inwick
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