leg bye

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noun Cricket.

a run or bye scored on a bowled ball that ricochets off any part of the batsman's body except the hand.

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Words nearby leg bye

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How to use leg bye in a sentence

Then, too, music descriptive of a "leg-bye" may surely be found among Pad-erewski's compositions.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 109, October 19 1895|Various

British Dictionary definitions for leg bye

leg bye

noun

cricket a run scored after the ball has hit the batsman's leg or some other part of his body, except his hand, without touching the batAbbreviation: lb

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