| 单词 | pretzel curve |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspretzel curve pretzel curve n. Baseball a curve ball (originally that of Charles ‘Pretzel’ Getzein, and later applied to other, often German-American, pitchers). ΚΠ 1886 Daily News (Frederick, Maryland) 26 July The Chicago's describe the course of the ball from his [sc. Charles Getzein's] hand to their bats as a ‘pretzel curve’. 1914 N.Y. Times 5 Sept. 8/1 Ruelbach then went through all the motions of uncurling a pretzel curve with nothing in his hand but his fist. 1951 Chicago Tribune 3 Apr. iii. 1/4 Marvin Rotblatt, the lefty with the pretzel curve. < as lemmas |
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