| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
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| In some sports, such as ice hockey, three goals by one player in a single game: “Lemieux scores for the third time tonight; he finally has the hat trick he’s been looking for all season.” | 1 |
| ‡ By extension, a hat trick is an outstanding performance by an individual, or a particularly clever or adroit maneuver: “She pulled off a hat trick with her presentation to the committee.” | 2 |
| ‡ The phrase originally referred to a hat traditionally given to a cricket player who scored three wickets, or goals. | 3 |
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| | | The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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