Meaning of oche | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Former name of Euboea.
2. A line behind which a player's front foot must be placed when throwing a dart.

Equivalents

Examples

“As has been mentioned, Darts of to-day is essentially a "public-house game," and in pretty nearly every inn, club, or institute where it has a footing (and in which has it not!) will be found minor variations in play⟳ and often games that are peculiar to the locality or even to the "school" itself. […] And in this domestic circle, at all events, it is thought that this set⟳ of Rules will prove⟳ a useful guide⟳ when taken in conjunction with what has already been said as regards the board⟳, its position, the hockey-line, etc.”

“Henry Lewis's body was tense, taut, his toes against the hockey, his right arm raised, his left eye half-closed. With grim intensity, backed by years of practice and experience⟳, he sighted along the steel point⟳, drew his arm back—and let⟳ the dart fly⟳.”

“Small bars would tend⟳ to produce⟳ short hockeys; the tiny fishing pubs of Yarmouth gave rise⟳ to 6ft marks […]”

“When top players are aiming to maximize their total with three darts, their average score⟳ can exceed 100; they also expect⟳ to hit the closing double⟳ with their first or second attempt⟳. Reaching the target⟳ within 15 darts (i.e. five visits to the oche, to slip⟳ into the vernacular) is not unusual; […]”

“The pièce de résistance was the bar where I had over a dozen dart boards with pop-up oches. It was a massive success.”

“Whether a player is a bullshitter, adept at hitting bullseyes, or a chucker, who throws the darts willy-nilly and hopes for the best, the pull⟳ of the oche is the same.”

“And it's because something of the mundanely manual still adheres to darts that the players' heroic walk⟳ of honour from the green room to the oche is so incongruous. The fanfare begins, the strobes go wild, the crowds roar, hostesses wearing the sort⟳ of tinsel dresses that drove me crazy when I was eighteen escort the gladiator into the arena, only he's not a gladiator, he's a plumber.”

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