| 单词 | submarine ball |
| 释义 | > as lemmassubmarine ball (b) Designating a ball thrown with an underarm or sidearm delivery (see Compounds 2b(a)), as submarine ball, submarine delivery, submarine pitch, etc. ΚΠ 1915 Ogden Standard (Ogden City, Utah) 7 June 2/5 Klawitter used his German submarine ball on the Beavers here today and held them helpless on the zero end of a 9 to 0 score. 1918 Our Paper 23 Mar. 136/3 Sambo had much success receiving the submarine delivery of Blonde Carl last season. 1938 Sandusky (Ohio) Reg. 21 Dec. 10/6 He joined brother Joe, the shortstop who replaced Ray Champan when the latter was killed by Carl Mays' submarine pitch. 1973 W. Brashler Bingo Long Travelling All-Stars & Motor Kings iv. 46 Leon threw a submarine fastball. 1998 B. Callaghan Barrelhouse Kings i. iii. 44 Sometimes I would try to cross him up, uncoiling from my windup and uncorking a submarine pitch. 2010 New Yorker 12 Apr. 40/1 Moylan throws a submarine ball, and the Disney World radar gun was evidently ill equipped to handle his goofy down-under delivery. < as lemmas |
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