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

"Nothing seems to faze her at all and she just does her thing, that's what I love. When she is on that oche, she is just another being."

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Less than two months on from saying he felt "emotionless" on the oche due to a relentless playing schedule that had made darts a "chore", the world number one was full of emotions.

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They should form a formidable duo but it is only a matter of time before they will be battling it out again on the oche in a major tournament.

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However, the 41-year-old, who won the tournament in 2008, 2011 and 2021, melted on the oche in the face of a dazzling Littler masterclass.

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There was no hanging about when the pair reached the oche as they traded 11-dart legs before Littler's 161 checkout made it 2-2.

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