honor point
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of honor point
First recorded in 1600–10
Example Sentences
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The Syracuse players wore white t-shirts in warm-ups with a logo on front Tough4T to honor point guard Tiana Mangakahia, a star for the Syracuse women’s team who is recovering from breast cancer.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 6, 2019
The dog's opponent comes to an "honor point" and the competition goes on, both dogs striving for the whiff of quail, until the judges are satisfied which of the two is the better worker.
From Time Magazine Archive
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