leg-break

[ leg-breyk ]

/ ˈlɛgˌbreɪk /

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noun Cricket.

a ball deviating to the off side from the leg side when bowled.

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Origin of leg-break

First recorded in 1885–90

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His face flushed with annoyance, and taking off his soft hat he began to beat it impatiently against his leg as he walked.
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General Houston had attacked them with three hundred of our people, but had not been able to break their ranks.
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For good or ill, the torrent of rebellion was suffered to break loose, and it soon engulfed a continent.
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British Dictionary definitions for leg-break

leg break

noun

cricket a bowled ball that spins from leg to off on pitching

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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