Outwick

//ˈaʊtˌwɪk// noun, verb

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Definitions

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

Etymology

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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