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leg-break

[leg-breyk]

noun Cricket.

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

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Nearby words

  1. leg rope,
  2. leg stump,
  3. leg up,
  4. leg up, a,
  5. leg warmer,
  6. leg-of-mutton,
  7. leg-pull,
  8. leg-warmer,
  9. leg-work,
  10. leg.

Origin of leg-break

First recorded in 1885–90
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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
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