inwick

English

Etymology

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).[1]

The verb is derived from the noun;[2][3] by surface analysis, in- +‎ wick (“to strike (a stationary stone) with one’s own stone just enough that the former changes direction”) (etymology 5).

Pronunciation

Noun

inwick (plural inwicks)

  1. (originally Scotland, curling) A stroke in which the stone rebounds from the inside edge of another stone, and then slides close to the tee.
    Synonym: (dated) inring

Translations

Verb

inwick (third-person singular simple present inwicks, present participle inwicking, simple past and past participle inwicked) (originally Scotland, curling)

  1. (transitive) 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.
  2. (intransitive) 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.

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References

  1. ^ Compare “inwick, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, June 2025.
  2. ^ “inwick, v.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, June 2025.
  3. ^ “inwick, v.”, in Collins English Dictionary.

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