SPORT (a contracted or shortened form of "disport," to amuse, divert oneself, O. Fr. se dis porter or deporter, to leave off work, hence to play, Lat. dis-, away, and portare, to carry; the origin of the meaning lies in the notion of turning away from ser

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SPORT (a contracted or shortened form of "disport," to amuse, divert oneself, O. Fr. se dis porter or deporter, to leave off work, hence to play, Lat. dis-, away, and portare, to carry; the origin of the meaning lies in the notion of turning away from ser ious occupations, cf. " diversion "), play, amusement, entertainment or recreation. The

term

TERM

was applied in early times to all forms of pastime. It was, however, particularly used of out-of-

door

DOOR (corresponding to the Gr. Bbpa,. Lat. fores or valvae; the
English
- ENGLISH
word, with other forms common in allied languages, comes from the same Indo-European
stem
- STEM (O. Eng. staefn, stemn, cf. Du. stain, Ger. Stamm, &c., probably related to " staff ")
as the Gr. Obpa and Lat. fares)

or manly recreations, such as

shooting

SHOOTING

with the bow,

hunting

HUNTING (the verbal substantive from " hunt "; O. Eng. huntian, hunta; apparently connected with O. Eng. hentan, Gothic hinpan, to capture, O.H.G. hunda,booty)

and the like. Modern usage has given several meanings to "

sport

SPORT (a contracted or shortened form of "disport," to amuse, divert oneself, O. Fr. se dis porter or deporter, to leave off work, hence to play, Lat. dis-, away, and portare, to carry; the origin of the meaning lies in the notion of turning away from ser

" and " sports. " Generally speaking "

sport

SPORT (a contracted or shortened form of "disport," to amuse, divert oneself, O. Fr. se dis porter or deporter, to leave off work, hence to play, Lat. dis-, away, and portare, to carry; the origin of the meaning lies in the notion of turning away from ser

" includes the out-of-

door

DOOR (corresponding to the Gr. Bbpa,. Lat. fores or valvae; the
English
- ENGLISH
word, with other forms common in allied languages, comes from the same Indo-European
stem
- STEM (O. Eng. staefn, stemn, cf. Du. stain, Ger. Stamm, &c., probably related to " staff ")
as the Gr. Obpa and Lat. fares)

recreations, the " field-sports," such as fishing,

shooting

SHOOTING

, fox-

hunting

HUNTING (the verbal substantive from " hunt "; O. Eng. huntian, hunta; apparently connected with O. Eng. hentan, Gothic hinpan, to capture, O.H.G. hunda,booty)

, &c., connected with the killing or hunting of animals as opposed to organized " games, " which are contests of skill or strength played according to rules. It also includes the

special

SPECIAL

class of horse-racing, the votaries of which, and also of the prize-ring, have arrogated to themselves sometimes the name of " sportsman, " applying that word even to those who follow racing simply as an occasion for betting. On the other hand, the plural " sports " is generally confined to athletic contests such as running,

jumping

JUMPING

, &c. (see ATHLETIC SPORTS and subsidiary articles).
In

zoology

ZOOLOGY (from Gr. Nov, a living thing, and ?byos, theory)

and botany the word has a specific meaning of a sudden or singular variation from type, a " diversion " in a more etymological sense of the

term

TERM

.

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