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).

单词	pretzel bender
释义	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. ΘΚΠ 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. ΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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). < n.1908
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