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单词 pretzel bender
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pretzel bendern.

Brit. /ˈprɛtsl ˌbɛndə/, U.S. /ˈprɛts(ə)l ˌbɛndər/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pretzel n., bender n.
Etymology: < pretzel n. + bender n. With sense 1 compare earlier pretzel curve n. at pretzel n. Compounds.
1. Baseball. A curve ball; (also) a curve-ball pitcher. Cf. earlier pretzel curve n. at pretzel n. Compounds.
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > [noun] > pitching > movement of ball
curve1874
outcurve1881
incurve1886
outshoot1887
inshoot1892
pretzel bender1908
fade-away1909
society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > baseball player > [noun] > pitcher
pitcher1845
relief pitcher1884
southpaw1887
side-wheeler1890
moundsman1906
pretzel bender1908
starter1911
sidewinder1913
low-ball pitcher1915
fastballer1924
route-goer1924
reliever1925
hurler1926
fireballer1928
spitballer1928
screwballer1929
stopper1948
closer1980
middleman1985
1908 N.Y. Evening Jrnl. 18 Apr. 6/5 This Mr. Schlitz, whom Frank Hough didn't have a speaking acquaintance with, twirled an assortment of pretzel benders that made Philadelphia famous.
1977 R. Angell Five Seasons i. 18 A curve thrown by famous old pretzel-benders like Tommy Bridges and Sal Maglie really used to curve.
2. A person who makes pretzels.Earliest in similative use in baseball contexts; cf. sense 1.
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1912 Los Angeles Times 22 Aug. iii. 1/3 He had more curves than Rachel, the Swiss pretzel bender, and these broke four different ways in obedience to his bidding.
1933 Sun (Baltimore) 15 Aug. 8/7 In the old days your newest reporter would have been sufficiently cultured to know that one doesn't twist pretzels; one bends them. Hence the artisan or craftsman who performs the work is a pretzel bender.
1962 Los Angeles Times 6 July a4/5 He visited a pretzel bender's exhibit.
2003 N.Y. Times 28 May f6 The pretzel-bender, an elderly Amish lady in a gauzy white bonnet, rolls it [sc. the dough] out with her hands.., then twists it into shape.
3. Jazz slang. A person who plays the French horn. rare.
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society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > instrumentalist > wind player > [noun] > player of French horn
hornist1836
pretzel bender1936
1936 C. L. Cons Jargon of Jazz in Amer. Mercury May p. x/2 Pretzel bender—one who favors the French horn.
1945 L. Shelly Hepcats Jive Talk Dict. 31 Pretzel bender, French horn player.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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