hat trick

  1. Sports any of various unusual feats; esp., the act by a single player in ice hockey, soccer, etc. of scoring three goals in one game
  2. any remarkable feat, usually one consisting of three separate but related achievements: to pull off a hat trick by writing three bestsellers

Origin: orig. term in cricket: from the practice of rewarding with a new hat the feat performed by a bowler taking three wickets on successive balls

See hat trick in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Sports
  1. Three goals scored by one player in one game, as in ice hockey.
  2. Three wickets taken in cricket by a bowler in three consecutive balls.
  3. Three consecutive wins or outstanding accomplishments by the same individual, such as a jockey in horse racing.

Origin:

Origin: From the hat with which the feat was traditionally rewarded in cricket

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