oche

/ ˈɒkɪ /

noun

1. darts the mark or ridge on the floor behind which a player must stand to throw

Word History and Origins

Origin of oche¹

of unknown origin; perhaps connected with obsolete oche to chop off, from Old French ocher to cut a notch in

Example Sentences

Littler, 17, picked up where he left off after returning to the oche and averaged 102.21 on his way to victory and an £80,000 prize fund.

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Matchplay debutant Littler, who has won a ranking event every month in 2024, struggled for fluency at times and was casual at the oche on a number of occasions.

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The youngest ever PDC World Championship finalist is flying on the oche - and his profile is soaring off it.

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Littler's showmanship on the oche has rubbed up the odd player the wrong way, with Germany's Ricardo Pietreczko accusing him of "arrogance" after an unconventional checkout route.

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Humphries has previously spoken openly, external about the anxiety that affected him on and off the oche, and almost led to him quitting the sport.

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