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round-arm, a. and adv.
[round a. 17.]
1. Cricket. Of bowling: Performed with an outward swing of the arm; also ellipt., (cf. bowl v.1 4.); or of a bowler who delivers the ball thus.
[1833J. Mitford in Gentl. Mag. Sept. 238/2 Ashby..introduced the round bowling, by throwing the arm in a sweeping circular position.] 1836New Sporting Mag. Oct. 358 Mr. Lowth is a round-arm, left handed bowler. 1850‘Bat’ Cricket. Man. 33 Upon the introduction of what was defined ‘round arm’ [bowling], the path of the ball assumed a curvilineal form. Ibid. 34 Mr. J. Wills..devoted much time in maturing the round-arm system. 1889in Lucas Hambledon Men (1907) 184 My opinion is..that with the present grounds round-arm must be depended upon.
2. Of blows: Dealt with a circular sweep of the arm. Also as adv.
1886Daily News 4 Sept. 6/6 The blow was a round-arm one, and was done purposely. 1898Doyle Trag. Korosko v, He hit like a girl, round arm, with an open palm.
Hence round-armed a.; round-armer, a round-armed delivery.
1854Round-armed [see bowl v.1 4 b]. 1863Lillywhite's Cricket Scores III. 43 A medium-paced round⁓armed bowler. 1884Sat. Rev. 26 Jan. 108/1 The clumsy round-armed hit..is not esteemed so highly as a straight hit made correctly from the shoulder. 1951R. Robinson From Boundary ii. 39 He rings in a leg-break or a round-armer now and again. 1954J. Fingleton Ashes crown Year 255 Then came Miller's..appeal..as he rapped May's pads with a round⁓armer. |