downshootn.

Brit.

/ˈdaʊnʃuːt/, U.S.

/ˈdaʊnˌʃut/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: down- prefix, shoot n.¹

Etymology: < down- prefix + shoot n.¹

1. A downward shot; an instance of something shooting downwards.

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1686 R. Blome Gentlemans Recreation ii. iii. 28/2 They climb up upon the Train when they find any Fowl, and as soon as they have got above it, they make several throughs or down-shoots till they have killed or bound it.

1866 C. Rossetti Prince's Progress 18 The thunderous downshoot deafened him; Half he choked in the lashing spray.

1906 Country Life in Amer. July 306/1 The under-cut ball stays high in the air after crossing the net and leaves the racket with a down shoot that gives a crisp volley.

1993 Washington Post (Nexis) 18 June d3 I tried to drive the bunker at 12 and just didn't get a downshoot from the wind.

2. Baseball. A delivery in which the pitcher, by imparting spin, causes the ball to drop steeply as it nears the batter. Now rare.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > [noun] > pitching > types of pitch

change of pace1650

slow ball1838

passed ball1860

ball1863

rib roaster1864

called ball1865

low ball1866

wild pitch1867

curveball1875

short pitch1877

grass cutter1879

fastball1883

downshoot1886

lob ball1888

pitchout1903

bean ballc1905

spitball1905

screwball1908

spitter1908

sinker ball1910

fallaway1912

meatball1912

fireball1913

roundhouse1913

forkball1923

sinker1926

knuckle ball1927

knuckler1928

gofer1932

slider1936

sailer1937

junk1941

change up1942

eephus1943

junkball1944

split-finger(ed) fastball1980

change1982

1886 H. Chadwick Art of Pitching & Fielding 14 It is essential to change the direction of the curve..from an ‘up-shoot’ to a ‘down-shoot’.

1887 St. Louis (Missouri) Globe-Democrat 27 Aug. 7/3 He has a good downshoot and a deceptive raise ball.

1936 Indiana Evening Gaz. 6 Oct. 8/7 The strange down-shoot, now famed as the screwball.

1974 Courier-Express (DuBois, Pa.) 27 July 8/1 Eddie proceeded to toss curves, upshoots, downshoots and what have you.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	downshoot
释义	downshootn. Brit. /ˈdaʊnʃuːt/, U.S. /ˈdaʊnˌʃut/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: down- prefix, shoot n.¹ Etymology: < down- prefix + shoot n.¹ 1. A downward shot; an instance of something shooting downwards. ΚΠ 1686 R. Blome Gentlemans Recreation ii. iii. 28/2 They climb up upon the Train when they find any Fowl, and as soon as they have got above it, they make several throughs or down-shoots till they have killed or bound it. 1866 C. Rossetti Prince's Progress 18 The thunderous downshoot deafened him; Half he choked in the lashing spray. 1906 Country Life in Amer. July 306/1 The under-cut ball stays high in the air after crossing the net and leaves the racket with a down shoot that gives a crisp volley. 1993 Washington Post (Nexis) 18 June d3 I tried to drive the bunker at 12 and just didn't get a downshoot from the wind. 2. Baseball. A delivery in which the pitcher, by imparting spin, causes the ball to drop steeply as it nears the batter. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > [noun] > pitching > types of pitch change of pace1650 slow ball1838 passed ball1860 ball1863 rib roaster1864 called ball1865 low ball1866 wild pitch1867 curveball1875 short pitch1877 grass cutter1879 fastball1883 downshoot1886 lob ball1888 pitchout1903 bean ballc1905 spitball1905 screwball1908 spitter1908 sinker ball1910 fallaway1912 meatball1912 fireball1913 roundhouse1913 forkball1923 sinker1926 knuckle ball1927 knuckler1928 gofer1932 slider1936 sailer1937 junk1941 change up1942 eephus1943 junkball1944 split-finger(ed) fastball1980 change1982 1886 H. Chadwick Art of Pitching & Fielding 14 It is essential to change the direction of the curve..from an ‘up-shoot’ to a ‘down-shoot’. 1887 St. Louis (Missouri) Globe-Democrat 27 Aug. 7/3 He has a good downshoot and a deceptive raise ball. 1936 Indiana Evening Gaz. 6 Oct. 8/7 The strange down-shoot, now famed as the screwball. 1974 Courier-Express (DuBois, Pa.) 27 July 8/1 Eddie proceeded to toss curves, upshoots, downshoots and what have you. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1686
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