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单词 demon bowler
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demon bowler
demon bowler n. Cricket an intimidatingly fast or exceptionally skilful bowler. Also used as an epithet of particular bowlers, esp. (originally) John Jackson (1833–1901) and (chiefly) Frederick Spofforth (1853–1926).
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slow bowler1823
fast bowler1828
bias bowler1854
round-arm1858
demon bowler1861
left-hander1864
chucker1882
lobster1889
slow1895
leg-breaker1904
speed merchant1913
leg-spinner1920
spin bowler1920
off-spinner1924
quickie1934
tweaker1935
swerve-bowler1944
pace bowler1947
seam bowler1948
spinner1951
seamer1952
wrist-spinner1957
outswinger1958
swing bowler1958
quick1960
stock bowler1968
paceman1972
leggy1979
1861Demon bowler [see Compounds 2b].
1878 Morning Post 29 May 7/5 Mr. E. F. Spofforth is called in Australia ‘The Demon Bowler’, and his performance on Monday appears to justify the title.
1899 County Gentleman 5 Aug. 969/1 The present dry season has been the despair of all demon bowlers, but batsmen have been delighted.
1931 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 19 Jan. 14/5 He and Francis, are a pair of demon bowlers, and by many judges, regarded as faster than Gregory at his best.
1996 Guardian 14 Mar. 8/1 The demon bowler, the canny golfer and the tennis pro all know how a spinning ball can swerve.
2012 Brisbane News (Nexis) 15 Aug. 10 I was a nervous batsman and lived in fear of a couple of Indian lads who were demon bowlers.
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