Hat Trick Etymology Meaning
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Hat trick etymology meaning. Cricket three achievements in a single hat trick meaning of a hat trick meaning and. Trick n early 15c a cheat a mean ruse from Old North French trique trick deceit treachery cheating from trikier to deceive to cheat variant of Old French trichier to cheat trick deceive of uncertain origin probably from Vulgar Latin triccare from Latin tricari be evasive shuffle from tricæ trifles nonsense a tangle of difficulties of unknown origin. C1877 originally from cricket meaning the taking of three wickets with three consecutive balls.
The version I heard is this. Hat trick etymology meaning Other phrases for. It isnt known who invented the trick.
Allegedly because it entitled the bowler to receive a hat from his club or perhaps it entitled him to pass the hat for a cash collection. The fielder could not catch it with his hands but he used his hat to hold the ball before it touches. First Known Use of hat trick 1869 in the meaning defined at sense 2 History and Etymology for hat trick probably from the former practice of rewarding the feat with the gift of a hat.
Definition of Hat-trick in the Fine Dictionary. 1879 originally from cricket taking three wickets on three consecutive deliveries extended to other sports especially ice. NumbersClothes and fashionA series of three consecutive successes in sports or in some other field of activity.
It seams in a cricket match two batsmen were out from two successive balls. Allegedly a hat trick entitled the bowler to receive a commemorative hat from his club or alternatively it may have entitled him to pass the hat for a cash collection. The sports pages of British newspapers were full of hat tricks recently 2010 as there was a number.
Some car dealerships have bonuss in place for car salesman that sell 3 cars in one day. A bowler was said to score a hat trick for taking three wickets by three successive balls the OED says. This extended to other sports.