low-bridge
/ˈləʊbrɪdʒ/North American
verb
1 [no object] To bend, stoop, or duck, as though passing under a low bridge. Now rare.
2 [with object] Baseball. To cause (a player) to duck out of the way of a fast moving ball; (now chiefly) specifically (of a pitcher) to force (a batter) to duck by throwing a ball close to the batter's head, especially for the purpose of intimidation.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in The New York Times. From low + bridge.
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- have —— to do with
- havildar
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