Definitions For Oche

Noun

OCHE (plural OCHEs) (darts) A line#noun, line behind which a player's front foot must be placed when throw#verb, throwing a dart#noun, dart. from 1930s

Alternative forms

hockey, id=darts {{qualifier, dated}}

Etymology

Possibly from {{der, en, frm, oche, , notch#noun, notch}}, from {{der, en, fro, ocher}}, ochier, , to make a notch in; to notch#verb, notch,{{R:Lexico, nodot=yes}}; compare {{R:Online Etymology Dictionary, notch}}, which, according to Partridge, could be related to {{cog, fr, hocher}} and {{cog, en, nick, , small cut, notch}}.