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Rubber Match ?

Posted by Gary on August 19, 2003

In Reply to: Rubber Match ? posted by Terry Collingwood on August 19, 2003

: Where did the phrase Rubber Match for playing the tie-breaking game. ie: 2 out of 3 games, 1 game each... now we play the "Rubber Match"

I don't know but am in good company as the OED doesn't know either. They say:

ORIGIN C16: of unknown origin; early use was as a term in bowls.

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