Meaning

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

Origin

The noun is derived from out- (prefix meaning ‘external to; on the outside of’) + wick (“s

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).

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Forms

plural: outwicks
Singularoutwick
Pluraloutwicks

regular

Word family

1 related words
Relatedinwick

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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