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outwick.

A shot where a player's stone hits the outer edge of another stone, causing the latter to move towards the tee.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈaʊtˌwɪk/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈʌʉtˌwɪk/Scotland
  1. A shot where a player's stone hits the outer edge of another stone, causing the latter to move towards the tee.

Where this word comes from

The noun is derived from out- (prefix meaning ‘external to; on the outside of’) + 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 out- + wick (“to strike (a stationary stone) with one’s own stone just enough that the former changes direction”) (etymology 5), and is modelled after the noun.

verb/aʊtˈwɪk/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ʌʉtˈwɪk/Scotland
  1. To play (one's stone) in a way that it hits the outer edge of another stone, causing the latter to move towards the tee.

    also · figuratively · transitive
  2. Of a stone: to move in a way that it hits the outer edge of another stone, causing the latter to move towards the tee.

    also · figuratively · intransitive
Where this word comes from

The noun is derived from out- (prefix meaning ‘external to; on the outside of’) + 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 out- + wick (“to strike (a stationary stone) with one’s own stone just enough that the former changes direction”) (etymology 5), and is modelled after the noun.

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