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

Producers said the equipment, including a cement mixer and wheelbarrows, had been fitted with tracking devices and was recovered by police on Sunday.

From BBC

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

From BBC

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