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Follow sb. World English Historical Dictionary Dictionary Biographies Literary Criticism Welcome Terms of Service ⧏ Previous Next ⧐ Contents Slice Contents Key Bibliographic Record Murray’s New English Dictionary. 1901, rev. 2022. Follow sb. [f. next verb.]

1   1.  The action of the verb FOLLOW.

2 1870.  Hardy & Ware, Mod. Hoyle, Dominoes, 93. It is sometimes an advantage to hold heavy dominoes, as they not unfrequently enable you to obtain what is called a good ‘follow.’

3 1889.  A. P. Graves, in Spectator, 9 Nov., 635/1.              And hark! the view-hollo!       ’Tis Mack in full follow On black ‘Faugh-a-ballagh’ the country-side sailin’.

4   2.  Billiards. A stroke which causes the player’s ball to roll on after the object-ball which it has set in motion. Called also follow-stroke, and following stroke. Also, the impulse given to the ball by such a stroke.

5 1873.  Bennett & Cavendish, Billiards, 371. The reason for playing with side is, that, when the balls are so close, sufficient ‘follow’ cannot be got on.

6 1881.  H. W. Collender, Mod. Billiards, 38. The Follow-Stroke. Ibid., 39. The ‘follow’ can also be executed with the cue delivered as far as one-fourth below centre, but the latter delivery should be with a ‘slow’ strength of stroke, that the ball may rotate naturally.

7   3.  Follow on. Cricket. The act of ‘following on’ (see FOLLOW v. 19 d); also applied to the innings itself. Also simply follow.

8 1881.  Standard, 14 June, 3/8. A ‘follow on’ was necessary.

9 1884.  Lillywhite’s Cricket Ann., 60. With the follow saved there was no chance of completion of the game.

10 1892.  The Saturday Review, LXXIV. 9 July, 33/1. In the follow on things altered very much.

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