To sport one's oak

To sport one's oak
Sport Sport, v. t. 1. To divert; to amuse; to make merry; -- used with the reciprocal pronoun. [1913 Webster]

Against whom do ye sport yourselves? --Isa. lvii. 4. [1913 Webster]

2. To represent by any kind of play. [1913 Webster]

Now sporting on thy lyre the loves of youth. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

3. To exhibit, or bring out, in public; to use or wear; as, to sport a new equipage. [Colloq.] --Grose. [1913 Webster]

4. To give utterance to in a sportive manner; to throw out in an easy and copious manner; -- with off; as, to sport off epigrams. [R.] --Addison. [1913 Webster]

{To sport one's oak}. See under {Oak}, n. [1913 Webster]


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  • sport one's oak — phrasal Brit : close one s door against interruption * * * sport one s oak (university sl, chiefly Oxford and Cambridge) To keep one s outer door shut when one does not want visitors • • • Main Entry: ↑oak sport one s oak see under ↑oak …   Useful english dictionary

  • To sport one's oak — Oak Oak ([=o]k), n. [OE. oke, ok, ak, AS. [=a]c; akin to D. eik, G. eiche, OHG. eih, Icel. eik, Sw. ek, Dan. eeg.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus {Quercus}. The oaks have alternate leaves, often variously lobed, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sport one's oak — make it appear that one is not at home by locking the outer door (from British student life) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • sport the (or one's) oak — Brit. (in certain universities) shut the outer door of one s room as a sign that one does not wish to be disturbed. [such doors were often formerly made of oak.] → oak …   English new terms dictionary

  • Oak — ([=o]k), n. [OE. oke, ok, ak, AS. [=a]c; akin to D. eik, G. eiche, OHG. eih, Icel. eik, Sw. ek, Dan. eeg.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus {Quercus}. The oaks have alternate leaves, often variously lobed, and staminate… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Oak apple — Oak Oak ([=o]k), n. [OE. oke, ok, ak, AS. [=a]c; akin to D. eik, G. eiche, OHG. eih, Icel. eik, Sw. ek, Dan. eeg.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus {Quercus}. The oaks have alternate leaves, often variously lobed, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Oak beauty — Oak Oak ([=o]k), n. [OE. oke, ok, ak, AS. [=a]c; akin to D. eik, G. eiche, OHG. eih, Icel. eik, Sw. ek, Dan. eeg.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus {Quercus}. The oaks have alternate leaves, often variously lobed, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Oak leather — Oak Oak ([=o]k), n. [OE. oke, ok, ak, AS. [=a]c; akin to D. eik, G. eiche, OHG. eih, Icel. eik, Sw. ek, Dan. eeg.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus {Quercus}. The oaks have alternate leaves, often variously lobed, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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