hittableadj.
/ˈhɪtəb(ə)l/ Capable of being hit.
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wide1827
shooting1833
full-pitched1834
bumping1851
overpitched1855
hand over head1862
bumpy1864
right arm1877
breaking1881
fast-breaking1893
leg-breaking1896
hittable1898
off-breaking1904
inswinging1920
underpitched1927
outswinging1929
1898 N.E.D. at Hittable Mod. Cricket-Match Report, He lays on the wood with power when a hittable ball comes his way.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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