# Around the horn.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/around-the-horn/638900>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [October 26, 2012, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/around-the-horn/638900 "2012-10-26T02:35:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Mewl\_Dear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Mewl\_Dear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mewl_Dear)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2012, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/around-the-horn/638900/1 "2012-10-26T02:35:22Z")

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Since I am in a sporty state of mind.  
I can find many definitions and such but can’t find where it started.  
Any help?

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**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2012, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/around-the-horn/638900/2 "2012-10-26T02:53:48Z")

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Can’t say when, but the baseball image resembles a ship going around Cape Horn…