First Known Use: 1877
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hat trick
noun
: three goals scored by one player in a game of ice hockey, soccer, etc.
Full Definition of HAT TRICK
1
: the retiring of three batsmen with three consecutive balls by a bowler in cricket
2
: the scoring of three goals in one game (as of hockey or soccer) by a single player
3
: a series of three victories, successes, or related accomplishments <scored a hat trick when her three best steers corralled top honors — People>
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Origin of HAT TRICK
probably from the former practice of rewarding the feat with the gift of a hat
Rhymes with HAT TRICK
airsick, big stick, bluetick, bootlick, boychick, brainsick, broomstick, carsick, Chadwick, chick flick, chopstick, cowlick, crabstick, dabchick, deer tick, detick, dik-dik, dipstick, dog tick, drop-kick, drumstick, ear pick, firebrick, fish stick, flagstick, Fosdick, free kick, frog kick, goal kick, goldbrick, greensick, handpick, hayrick, heartsick, homesick, ice pick, joss stick, joystick, lipstick, lovesick, matchstick, muzhik, nightstick, nitpick, nonstick, nutpick, odd trick, oil slick, Old Nick, outslick, peacenik, pigstick, pinprick, placekick, Prestwick, quick kick, redbrick, Renwick, rubric, salt lick, seasick, self-stick, shashlik, sidekick, slapstick, squib kick, Tajik, toothpick, topkick, unpick, unstick, uptick, wood tick, yardstick
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