English Explanatory Dictionary

oche

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A line behind which a player's front foot must be placed when throwing a dart.
name
  1. Former name of Euboea.

Pronunciation

/ˈɒki/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-oche.wav /ˈɑki/

Word forms

oche oches hockey

Etymology

Possibly from Middle French oche (“notch”), from Old French ocher, ochier (“to make a notch in; to notch”), which, according to Partridge, could be related to French hocher and English nick (“small cut, notch”).

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