cement mixer

American  

[si-ment mik-ser] / sɪˈmɛnt ˌmɪk sər /

noun

1. Also called concrete mixer.  a machine having a revolving drum, often motor-driven, for mixing cement, sand, gravel, and water to produce concrete.

2. Baseball Slang.  a pitch that is meant to be an unhittable breaking ball but instead becomes hittable as it goes into a side spin that travels into the strike zone.

   Lyons hit a stand-up double on that cement mixer, and he looked just as surprised as the pitcher when it happened.

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Etymology

Origin of cement mixer

First recorded in 1905–10 cement mixer for def. 1, and in 2005–10 cement mixer for def. 2

Example Sentences

"We have witnessed counterfeiters using toxic ingredients that they have blended in industrial machines such as cement mixers."

From BBC

In secret locations, a mixture of gasoline, baking soda and sulfuric acid is poured on top of shredded coca leaves and processed either in a cement mixer or by stomping on them.

From Salon

Big rigs, delivery trucks, cement mixers, garbage trucks, transit buses and school buses are all included.

From Los Angeles Times

After a visit to Cincinnati: “They still haven’t finished the freeway. It’s Kentucky’s turn to use the cement mixer.”

From Los Angeles Times

They could harmonise with a cement mixer and make it sound beautiful.

From BBC

Related Words

• blender
• food processor