brushback

[ bruhsh-bak ]

/ ˈbrʌʃˌbæk /

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noun Baseball.

a fastball thrown high and inside to force the batter away from the plate, often to intimidate.

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Origin of brushback

First recorded in 1950–55; noun use of verb phrase brush back

Words nearby brushback

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