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
The first ball he pitched was an incurve, but it looked good to the batter, and he swung at it viciously.
From Bert Wilson's Fadeaway Ball by Duffield, J. W.
The blade is two-edged, widening from a sharp point to two shoulders from 3 to 4 centimeters apart, whence the edges incurve gradually and finally end in two projecting spurs 3 or 4 centimeters apart.
From The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir by Garvan, John M.
I don’t think so much of my incurve, though I’m trying to make it break a little more sharply.
From Bert Wilson's Fadeaway Ball by Duffield, J. W.
He had a nose like a shoemaker's thumb: there was a deep incurve from its wide tip to his forehead.
From D'Ri and I by Bacheller, Irving
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