Sports Slang. a batted or served ball that skims along near the ground.
Military Slang. an antipersonnel fragmentation bomb.
soccer a powerful shot that moves close to the ground
cricket a ball bowled, kicked, or hit so that it rolls along the ground
a powerful bomb with a huge blast effect
First recorded in 1785–95
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It's a bit of a daisy-cutter and straight at Sven Ulreich.
From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2024
That was when Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg's 20-yard daisy-cutter cancelled out Kalidou Koulibaly's volleyed opener - and former Blues boss Conte irked Tuchel with his animated, fist-pumping jubilation.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2022
A ball kicked barely above ground is a daisy-cutter, while a ball on a curved trajectory is a banana.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2016
Words such as blinder, banana and daisy-cutter are used in other sports of the former British Empire, such as cricket.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2016
So I just sent him a swift ball—a regular daisy-cutter.
From Harper's Young People, July 20, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various
Brentford's second five minutes before half-time was deserved, as Clayton Donaldson picked up a short pass 25 yards out and hit a daisy cutter that found the corner.
From The Guardian ● May 6, 2013
Stone started it again with a cracking two-bagger, and, when Eliot poked a daisy cutter into right, Ben scored on it.
From Rival Pitchers of Oakdale by Scott, Morgan
Merriwell hit it, and sent a "daisy cutter" down into right field, exactly where he wished to place it.
From Frank Merriwell at Yale by Standish, Burt L.
His action is easy and graceful, a regular daisy cutter, and from his style and carriage must go a distance of ground.
From History of the Kentucky Derby, 1875-1921 by O'Connor, John Lawrence
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