| 单词 | old apple |
| 释义 | > as lemmasold apple c. U.S. colloquial. A baseball. Also more fully old apple.Recorded earliest in apple knocker n. (a) at Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > [noun] > equipment willow1846 baseball1853 bat1856 baseball bat1858 base bag1863 baseball glove1884 apple1902 rabbit ball1907 joystick1908 1902 Delphos (Ohio) Daily Herald 12 Aug. A gang of apple knockers strolled toward Mendon.., with Charles Dewey, the famous twirler. 1914 Lincoln (Nebraska) Daily News 25 May 7/2 Bert is playing a great game at third base and riding the old apple with wonderful severity. 1931 D. Runyon in Collier's 25 Apr. 38/3 Jo-jo belts the old apple right through a high window. 1989 R. A. Spears NTC's Dict. Amer. Slang 9/1 Just when I raised my arms to throw to second, the damn apple slipped out of my hand. 2004 Daily News (N.Y.) (Nexis) 28 Mar. 64 I'm glad Marbury is a Knick, but he sure does like to chuck that old apple, doesn't he? < as lemmas |
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