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▪ I. † ˈfungo Obs.
Also 6 funga.
[? a. It. or Sp. fungo fungus.]
A mushroom or fungus.
1562W. Bullein Bk. Simples 3 b, Rotten Moushrimpes called Fungas. 1647R. Stapylton Juvenal 73 Pure fungo's, such as Claudius eate, before His wife's came, after which he ne're eate more. 1682Loyal Satirist in Somers Tracts (Scott) VII. 68 Are frogs, fungos, and toadstools the chiefest dish in a spiritual collation?
▪ II. fungo, v. Baseball.
Brit. |ˈfʌŋgəʊ|, U.S. |ˈfəŋˌgoʊ|
[‹ fungo n.2]
1. intr. To hit a pop fly; (in later use) to hit a ball one has tossed into the air oneself. Cf. fungo n.2.
1892Brooklyn Daily Eagle 17 July 8/1 The game opened with the Chicagos at the bat, they facing Stein in the box, and, after Wilmot had fungoed out, Dahlen and Ryan made safe hits. 1929Sheboygan (Wisconsin) Press 15 Aug. 13/2 The National League mark belongs to Mike Mitchell. He fungoed for the distance of 413 feet 8½ inches at Redland Field in 1907. 1998J. Weinstein & T. Alston Baseball Coach's Survival Guide v. 125 All backups need to be practiced. You can do this in a team situation with or without live runners and a coach fungoing.
2. trans. To hit (a ball) one has tossed into the air oneself. Also in extended use.
1913Gazette (Stevens Point, Wisconsin) 2 July 6/5 On one occasion he fungoed the ball clear over the distant right field fence. 1967H. Nemerov Blue Swallows in Coll. Poems (1977) 374 Lest I root out that wagon tongue on Bunker Hill And fungo your Golden Dome right into Fenway Park. 1991Sporting News 1 Apr. s24/3 Despite a few more verbal pot-shots fungoed his way by Clark..Tony Gwynn again seems to be a happy man. 1999N.Y. Times 15 Feb. d7/4 The Astros' manager, Leo Durocher, fungoed baseballs in an attempt to hit Miller. |