incurve
Americanverb (used with or without object)
Etymology
Origin of incurve
First recorded in 1600–10, incurve is from the Latin word incurvāre to bend in, curve. See in- 2, curve
Example Sentences
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It developed presently, that this was now his intention and that the Rube knew it and pitched him the one ball which is almost impossible to bunt—a high incurve, over the inside corner.
From The Redheaded Outfield by Grey, Zane
His shoulders were bowed, the incurve of his thin stomach following the line of his back.
From The Under Dog by Smith, Francis Hopkinson
The next was an incurve, but Brassy swung at it and missed again.
From The Rover Boys at Big Horn Ranch The Cowboys' Double Round-Up by Stratemeyer, Edward
He didn’t have either an incurve or an outcurve that was worth mentioning.
From Bert Wilson's Fadeaway Ball by Duffield, J. W.
The other important curves are the incurve, shooting sharply to the left, and the drop, with their many variations, nearly every pitcher using some favourite curve.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" by Various
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