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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Winner draws tie to a close #140970 03/15/2005 9:08 AM Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,692 UK dxb Pooh-Bah dxb Pooh-Bah Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,692 UK The use of the word ‘tie’ to indicate a draw in a sporting competition is well known, but whence comes the use of ‘cup tie’, meaning a competition with a cup as the reward for the winner? Any thoughts? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Winner draws tie to a close dxb 03/15/2005 9:08 AM Re: Winner draws tie to a close Faldage 03/15/2005 11:02 AM Re: Winner draws tie to a close inselpeter 03/16/2005 3:18 AM a tie is a meet plutarch 03/15/2005 11:33 AM Re: a tie is a meet of troy 03/15/2005 1:00 PM Re: a tie is a meet plutarch 03/15/2005 2:08 PM Re: a tie is a meet Jackie 03/15/2005 2:32 PM Re: a tie is a meet plutarch 03/15/2005 2:36 PM Re: a tie is a meet AnnaStrophic 03/15/2005 2:43 PM Re: a tie is a meet plutarch 03/15/2005 2:53 PM the real moderator plutarch 03/15/2005 3:28 PM Re: a tie is a meet Jackie 03/15/2005 3:30 PM Re: a tie is a meet plutarch 03/15/2005 3:44 PM Re: a tie is a meet of troy 03/15/2005 5:36 PM Re: a tie is a meet plutarch 03/15/2005 6:04 PM Re: a tie is a meet tsuwm 03/16/2005 5:36 AM Re: a tie is a meet plutarch 03/16/2005 7:36 AM Re: a tie is a stranglehold maverick 03/16/2005 9:28 AM Re: a tie is a stranglehold plutarch 03/16/2005 10:09 AM Re: a tie is a stranglehold maverick 03/16/2005 11:14 AM Enough already! TEd Remington 03/16/2005 12:04 PM Adieu plutarch 03/16/2005 1:16 PM Re: Adieu grapho 03/16/2005 1:18 PM Re: Adieu wordminstrel 03/16/2005 1:21 PM Swan Songs themilum 03/16/2005 1:32 PM Re: a tie is a stranglehold vanguard 03/17/2005 7:28 PM Re: So sue me TEd Remington 03/17/2005 7:47 PM Re: a tie is a stranglehold of troy 03/16/2005 11:23 AM Re: a tie is a meet Jackie 03/15/2005 2:48 PM Re: bovine excrement AnnaStrophic 03/15/2005 2:49 PM Re: Winner draws tie to a close Vernon Compton 03/15/2005 6:20 PM Re: Winner draws tie to a close nancyk 03/15/2005 11:16 PM Re: Winner draws tie to a close maverick 03/16/2005 12:02 AM Re: Winner draws tie to a close Vernon Compton 03/16/2005 7:01 PM Back to the start Bridget 03/17/2005 8:04 PM Re: Back to the start maverick 03/17/2005 11:56 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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