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   hat-trick

   /ˈhattrɪk/

   noun

   • 1. three successes of the same kind within a limited period, in particular (in soccer) the scoring of three goals in a game by one player or (in cricket) the taking of three wickets by the same bowler with successive balls: "he scored a hat-trick"

   Word Origin mid 19th century (denoting any trick with a hat): in the context of cricket originally referring to the club presentation of a new hat (or some equivalent) to a bowler taking three wickets successively.

   Scrabble Points: 17

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