| 单词 | ball tosser |
| 释义 | > as lemmasball tosser ball tosser n. Sport (chiefly North American) (a) a person who throws or tosses a ball, esp. a baseball player; (b) a machine which fires baseballs in order to simulate pitching during batting practice. ΚΠ 1869 Our Boys & Girls 11 Sept. 589/1 The ball tossers from Savannah were roughly treated. 1889 Lafayette (Louisiana) Advertiser 14 Sept. 1/4 It is a propelling machine... My ball-tosser will create a sensation in base ball circles and I expect to make big money out of it. 1920 Z. Grey Redheaded Outfield & Other Baseball Stories 32 That sore and disgruntled bunch of ball tossers! My players were a grouchy set in practice anyway. 1998 Sunday Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) (Nexis) 28 June (Sports section) c1 Both players struggled with their service toss in the windy weather... ‘I'm a bad ball-tosser,’ Rafter later explained. 2003 Dallas Morning News (Nexis) 12 Apr. This ball tosser/pitching machine feeder can hold 22 baseballs or 18 softballs. < as lemmas |
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