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inwick.

A stroke in which the stone rebounds from the inside edge of another stone, and then slides close to the tee.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɪnˈwɪk/General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Scotland

  1. A stroke in which the stone rebounds from the inside edge of another stone, and then slides close to the tee.

Where this word comes from

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).

verb/ɪnˈwɪk/General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Scotland

  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.

    transitive

  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.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

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).

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