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oche^¹

/ˈɒki/ UK
/ˈɑki/ US

Rhymes with -ɒki

Where it comes from

Possibly from Middle French oche (“notch”), from Old French ocher, ochier (“to make a notch in; to notch”), which, according to Partridge, could be related to French hocher and English nick (“small cut, notch”).

noun oches · hockey

A line behind which a player's front foot must be placed when throwing a dart. As has been mentioned, Darts of to-day is essentially a "public-house game," and in pretty nearly every inn, club, or institute where it has a footing (and in which has it not!) will be found minor variations in play and often games that are peculiar to the locality or even to the "school" itself. [

Oche^²

proper noun

Former name of Euboea.

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@misc{oche_2026,
  title = {oche},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/oche},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}