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Doggett's Coat and Badge race

/ ˈɒɡɪٲ /

noun

  1. an annual rowing race held on the River Thames to commemorate the accession of George I: the winner is presented with a coat bearing an embroidered badge
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Doggett's Coat and Badge race1

C18: after Thomas Doggett (1670–1721), British actor who initiated it
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Such are the spoils of the Doggett’s Coat and Badge race, a single scull rowing contest that has been run on the River Thames for nearly 300 years.

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