oche
Britishnoun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of oche
of unknown origin; perhaps connected with obsolete oche to chop off, from Old French ocher to cut a notch in
Example Sentences
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The world champion stressed she was "grateful and privileged" to still be at the oche doing what she loved.
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"Nothing seems to faze her at all and she just does her thing, that's what I love. When she is on that oche, she is just another being."
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Less than two months on from saying he felt "emotionless" on the oche due to a relentless playing schedule that had made darts a "chore", the world number one was full of emotions.
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They should form a formidable duo but it is only a matter of time before they will be battling it out again on the oche in a major tournament.
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However, the 41-year-old, who won the tournament in 2008, 2011 and 2021, melted on the oche in the face of a dazzling Littler masterclass.
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