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pinch batter
pinch batter n.
Brit. 
/ˌpɪn(t)ʃ ˈbatə/
, /ˌpɪn(t)ʃ ˈbatə/U.S. /ˌpɪn(t)ʃ ˈbædər/
Baseball = pinch-hitter n./ˌpɪn(t)ʃ ˈbædər/ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > baseball player > [noun] > batter
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1904 Trenton (New Jersey) Times 19 July 10/2 McGuire..has participated in 1519 championship games as a catcher. He has been pulled into many others as a pinch batter.
1928 Chicago Tribune 5 Oct. 26/1 The pinch batter exercised rare judgment and drew a pass.
2002 Providence (Rhode Island) Jrnl.-Bull. (Nexis) 10 Apr. (Sport section) d2 Cranston East began the bottom of the ninth with three pinch batters, two of whom got on base.
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- not to know one's arse from one's elbow
- not to know one's ass from a hole in the ground
- not to know one's ass from one's elbow
- not to know one's own strength
- not to know shit from shinola
- not to know someone from a bar of soap
- not to know someone from adam
- not to know someone from eve
- not to know something from shinola
- not to know the first thing about
- not to know the half of it
- not to know what hit one
- not to know what to do with oneself
- not to know when one is well off
- not to know where to put oneself
- not to know whether one is arthur or martha
- not to know whether one is coming or going
- not to know whether one is on one's head or one's heels
- not to know whether to laugh or cry
- not to know whether to shit or go blind
- not to know which way to look
- not to know which way to turn
- not to know which way to turn oneself
- not to know which where to look
- not to know —— from shit