round-armadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈraʊndɑːm/, U.S.

/ˈraʊndˌɑrm/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: round adj., arm n.¹

Etymology: < round adj. + arm n.¹ Compare slightly later round-armed adj. Compare also overarm adj., under-arm adj.

A. adj.

1. Cricket. Designating a style of bowling performed with an outward swinging movement of the arm, or a bowler who bowls with such an action.Round-arm bowling developed as an alternative to underarm in the early 19th cent. and fell out of use after the legalization of overarm in 1864.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > bowling > [adjective] > manner of bowling

straight-arm1807

straight-armed1827

round-arm1835

round hand1847

underhand1850

round-armed1854

wristy1867

fast-medium1873

under-arm1877

quick1899

windmill1900

body line1932

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > cricketer > [adjective] > types of bowler

straight-armed1827

round1831

round-arm1835

lobbing1840

underhand1848

skimming1851

right arm1877

fastish1884

quick1922

quickish1939

off-spinning1955

stock bowling1976

1835 Essex Standard 12 June The play of the Woodbridge gentlemen appears to be too formidable for their opponents, particularly in their round arm bowling.

1865 J. Pycroft Cricketana ii. 15 [James Cobbett] was by far the most easy in delivery, and the fairest of all round-arm bowlers.

1914 Windsor Mag. 40 258/1 His peculiar round-arm release of the ball would cause a ball pitching a good length on the leg-stump to strike the off-stump.

1934 W. J. Lewis Lang. Cricket 31 Various obsolete names applied to round-arm bowling when it was first introduced.

1975 Oxf. Compan. Sports & Games 200/2 Over-arm—as distinct from the lower bowling actions (under-arm and round-arm)—had a profound effect upon the character of the game.

2006 Sunday Tel. (Nexis) 30 Apr. (Sport section) 9 Malinga is a one-off, a round-arm slinger.

2. Of a punch or blow: delivered with a wide swinging movement of the arm. Also occasionally as adv.

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the world > movement > impact > striking > striking with specific thing > [adverb] > swinging with the fist

round-arm1886

the world > movement > impact > striking > striking with specific thing > [adjective] > with the hand > with the fist > swinging or sweeping

round-armed1847

round-arm1886

1886 Daily News 4 Sept. 6/6 The blow was a round-arm one, and was done purposely.

1897 A. Conan Doyle in Strand Mag. July 9/2 He hit like a girl, round arm, with an open palm.

1908 T. Burns Sci. Boxing ii. 33 The quickest punches are necessarily the straight arm ones. They will always get there quicker than any round arm swing.

1989 B. Courtenay Power of One vi. 97 He pushed at Hoppie and at the same time hit him with a round arm blow to the head.

2005 P. Cleary Getting away with Murder 160 How many times did he hit her with round-arm punches once she'd hit the ground?

B. n.

Cricket. Round-arm bowling; (also) a round-arm bowler. Now chiefly historical.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > cricketer > [noun] > bowler > types of bowler

slow bowler1823

fast bowler1828

bias bowler1854

round-arm1858

demon bowler1861

left-hander1864

chucker1882

lobster1889

slow1895

leg-breaker1904

speed merchant1913

leg-spinner1920

spin bowler1920

off-spinner1924

quickie1934

tweaker1935

swerve-bowler1944

pace bowler1947

seam bowler1948

spinner1951

seamer1952

wrist-spinner1957

outswinger1958

swing bowler1958

quick1960

stock bowler1968

paceman1972

leggy1979

1858 Bristol Mercury 31 July 4/3 The underhand bowling of Mr. Hucker, and the round-arm of Mr. Wilmott, brought down the wickets with only 17 runs.

1897 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. July 12/2 A round-arm can make the ball twist from leg and break somewhat from the off.

1907 Oxf. Mag. 12 June 413/2 A collection of other matter drawn from various sources, all bearing upon the great batsmen and bowlers before round-arm came in.

2002 A. Mallett Black Lords of Summer iii. 50 Under-arm bowling was being phased out and replaced by the new-fangled round-arm.

Derivatives

ˌround-ˈarmer n. Cricket a round-arm delivery; (also) a round-arm bowler.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > bowling > [noun] > a ball bowled > types of delivery or ball

full toss1826

long hop1830

twister1832

bail ball1833

bailer1833

grubber1837

slow ball1838

wide1838

ground ball1839

shooter1843

slower ball1846

twiddler1847

creeper1848

lob1851

sneak1851

sneaker1851

slow1854

bumper1855

teaser1856

daisy-cutter1857

popper1857

yorker1861

sharpshooter1863

headball1866

screwball1866

underhand1866

skimmerc1868

grub1870

ramrod1870

raymonder1870

round-armer1871

grass cutter1876

short pitch1877

leg break1878

lob ball1880

off-break1883

donkey-drop1888

tice1888

fast break1889

leg-breaker1892

kicker1894

spinner1895

wrong 'un1897

googly1903

fizzer1904

dolly1906

short ball1911

wrong 'un1911

bosie1912

bouncer1913

flyer1913

percher1913

finger-spinner1920

inswinger1920

outswinger1920

swinger1920

off-spinner1924

away swinger1925

Chinaman1929

overspinner1930

tweaker1938

riser1944

leg-cutter1949

seamer1952

leggy1954

off-cutter1955

squatter1955

flipper1959

lifter1959

cutter1960

beamer1961

loosener1962

doosra1999

1871 N. Wales Chron. 16 Sept. 4/6 White's rapid round armers committed frightful havoc.

1951 R. Robinson From Boundary ii. 39 He rings in a leg-break or a round-armer now and again.

2006 Sunday Star-Times (Auckland, N.Z.) (Nexis) 17 Dec. (Sport section) 1 The Sri Lankan round-armer..reached speeds in the 145km/h range.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	round-arm
释义	round-armadj.n. Brit. /ˈraʊndɑːm/, U.S. /ˈraʊndˌɑrm/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: round adj., arm n.¹ Etymology: < round adj. + arm n.¹ Compare slightly later round-armed adj. Compare also overarm adj., under-arm adj. A. adj. 1. Cricket. Designating a style of bowling performed with an outward swinging movement of the arm, or a bowler who bowls with such an action.Round-arm bowling developed as an alternative to underarm in the early 19th cent. and fell out of use after the legalization of overarm in 1864. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > bowling > [adjective] > manner of bowling straight-arm1807 straight-armed1827 round-arm1835 round hand1847 underhand1850 round-armed1854 wristy1867 fast-medium1873 under-arm1877 quick1899 windmill1900 body line1932 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > cricketer > [adjective] > types of bowler straight-armed1827 round1831 round-arm1835 lobbing1840 underhand1848 skimming1851 right arm1877 fastish1884 quick1922 quickish1939 off-spinning1955 stock bowling1976 1835 Essex Standard 12 June The play of the Woodbridge gentlemen appears to be too formidable for their opponents, particularly in their round arm bowling. 1865 J. Pycroft Cricketana ii. 15 [James Cobbett] was by far the most easy in delivery, and the fairest of all round-arm bowlers. 1914 Windsor Mag. 40 258/1 His peculiar round-arm release of the ball would cause a ball pitching a good length on the leg-stump to strike the off-stump. 1934 W. J. Lewis Lang. Cricket 31 Various obsolete names applied to round-arm bowling when it was first introduced. 1975 Oxf. Compan. Sports & Games 200/2 Over-arm—as distinct from the lower bowling actions (under-arm and round-arm)—had a profound effect upon the character of the game. 2006 Sunday Tel. (Nexis) 30 Apr. (Sport section) 9 Malinga is a one-off, a round-arm slinger. 2. Of a punch or blow: delivered with a wide swinging movement of the arm. Also occasionally as adv. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impact > striking > striking with specific thing > [adverb] > swinging with the fist round-arm1886 the world > movement > impact > striking > striking with specific thing > [adjective] > with the hand > with the fist > swinging or sweeping round-armed1847 round-arm1886 1886 Daily News 4 Sept. 6/6 The blow was a round-arm one, and was done purposely. 1897 A. Conan Doyle in Strand Mag. July 9/2 He hit like a girl, round arm, with an open palm. 1908 T. Burns Sci. Boxing ii. 33 The quickest punches are necessarily the straight arm ones. They will always get there quicker than any round arm swing. 1989 B. Courtenay Power of One vi. 97 He pushed at Hoppie and at the same time hit him with a round arm blow to the head. 2005 P. Cleary Getting away with Murder 160 How many times did he hit her with round-arm punches once she'd hit the ground? B. n. Cricket. Round-arm bowling; (also) a round-arm bowler. Now chiefly historical. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > cricketer > [noun] > bowler > types of bowler slow bowler1823 fast bowler1828 bias bowler1854 round-arm1858 demon bowler1861 left-hander1864 chucker1882 lobster1889 slow1895 leg-breaker1904 speed merchant1913 leg-spinner1920 spin bowler1920 off-spinner1924 quickie1934 tweaker1935 swerve-bowler1944 pace bowler1947 seam bowler1948 spinner1951 seamer1952 wrist-spinner1957 outswinger1958 swing bowler1958 quick1960 stock bowler1968 paceman1972 leggy1979 1858 Bristol Mercury 31 July 4/3 The underhand bowling of Mr. Hucker, and the round-arm of Mr. Wilmott, brought down the wickets with only 17 runs. 1897 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. July 12/2 A round-arm can make the ball twist from leg and break somewhat from the off. 1907 Oxf. Mag. 12 June 413/2 A collection of other matter drawn from various sources, all bearing upon the great batsmen and bowlers before round-arm came in. 2002 A. Mallett Black Lords of Summer iii. 50 Under-arm bowling was being phased out and replaced by the new-fangled round-arm. Derivatives ˌround-ˈarmer n. Cricket a round-arm delivery; (also) a round-arm bowler. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > bowling > [noun] > a ball bowled > types of delivery or ball full toss1826 long hop1830 twister1832 bail ball1833 bailer1833 grubber1837 slow ball1838 wide1838 ground ball1839 shooter1843 slower ball1846 twiddler1847 creeper1848 lob1851 sneak1851 sneaker1851 slow1854 bumper1855 teaser1856 daisy-cutter1857 popper1857 yorker1861 sharpshooter1863 headball1866 screwball1866 underhand1866 skimmerc1868 grub1870 ramrod1870 raymonder1870 round-armer1871 grass cutter1876 short pitch1877 leg break1878 lob ball1880 off-break1883 donkey-drop1888 tice1888 fast break1889 leg-breaker1892 kicker1894 spinner1895 wrong 'un1897 googly1903 fizzer1904 dolly1906 short ball1911 wrong 'un1911 bosie1912 bouncer1913 flyer1913 percher1913 finger-spinner1920 inswinger1920 outswinger1920 swinger1920 off-spinner1924 away swinger1925 Chinaman1929 overspinner1930 tweaker1938 riser1944 leg-cutter1949 seamer1952 leggy1954 off-cutter1955 squatter1955 flipper1959 lifter1959 cutter1960 beamer1961 loosener1962 doosra1999 1871 N. Wales Chron. 16 Sept. 4/6 White's rapid round armers committed frightful havoc. 1951 R. Robinson From Boundary ii. 39 He rings in a leg-break or a round-armer now and again. 2006 Sunday Star-Times (Auckland, N.Z.) (Nexis) 17 Dec. (Sport section) 1 The Sri Lankan round-armer..reached speeds in the 145km/h range. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1835
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