pinch-hittingn.

Brit.

/ˌpɪn(t)ʃˈhɪtɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌpɪn(t)ʃˈhɪdɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pinch- comb. form, hitting n.

Etymology: < pinch- comb. form + hitting n. Compare slightly earlier pinch-hitter n.

Chiefly U.S. (originally Baseball).

The substitution of one batter for another, esp. at a crucial point in a game. Also more generally: the action of standing in or replacing.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > change > exchange > substitution > [noun] > in work or sport

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pinch-hitting1901

spelling1920

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > [noun] > batting > as substitute

pinch-hitting1901

1901 Chicago Sunday Tribune 11 Aug. iii. 18/5 The team is batting well, but the old weakness shows when pinch hitting is asked.

1904 Atlanta Constit. 30 July 2/1 Whitey Morse showed the value of pinch hitting. He smashed a good one for two bags to deep left..while the bleachers howled forth their joy.

1931 M. Loeb & D. Schenker Please stand By i. x. 118 Just because Will Rogers did some pinch-hitting for Fred Stone and got away with it is no reason why you should send some college cub-reporter up here to cover the greatest discovery on the air.

1996 Times 20 May 23/7 Neil Smith, experimentally used in the pinch-hitting role early in the World Cup, is chosen again.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pinch-hitting
释义	pinch-hittingn. Brit. /ˌpɪn(t)ʃˈhɪtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌpɪn(t)ʃˈhɪdɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pinch- comb. form, hitting n. Etymology: < pinch- comb. form + hitting n. Compare slightly earlier pinch-hitter n. Chiefly U.S. (originally Baseball). The substitution of one batter for another, esp. at a crucial point in a game. Also more generally: the action of standing in or replacing. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > exchange > substitution > [noun] > in work or sport relieving1822 pinch-hitting1901 spelling1920 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > [noun] > batting > as substitute pinch-hitting1901 1901 Chicago Sunday Tribune 11 Aug. iii. 18/5 The team is batting well, but the old weakness shows when pinch hitting is asked. 1904 Atlanta Constit. 30 July 2/1 Whitey Morse showed the value of pinch hitting. He smashed a good one for two bags to deep left..while the bleachers howled forth their joy. 1931 M. Loeb & D. Schenker Please stand By i. x. 118 Just because Will Rogers did some pinch-hitting for Fred Stone and got away with it is no reason why you should send some college cub-reporter up here to cover the greatest discovery on the air. 1996 Times 20 May 23/7 Neil Smith, experimentally used in the pinch-hitting role early in the World Cup, is chosen again. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1901
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