outcurve

American  

[out-kurv] / ˈaʊtˌkɜrv /

noun

1. Baseball.

   1. a ball pitched so that it curves away from the batter.

   2. the course of such a ball.

2. an outward curve.

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Etymology

Origin of outcurve

First recorded in 1880–85; after the verb phrase curve out

Example Sentences

I grip it in the same way as an outcurve.

From Bert Wilson's Fadeaway Ball by Duffield, J. W.

Then the first ball pitched came in an outcurve which he swung at in vain.

From The Rover Boys at Big Horn Ranch The Cowboys' Double Round-Up by Stratemeyer, Edward

That outcurve of his is awfully hard to hit, and his drop ball is a pippin.”

From The Rushton Boys at Rally Hall Or, Great Days in School and Out by Davenport, Spencer

The very next ball was an outcurve, but it was beyond Gibson's reach and he calmly let it pass.

From Frank Merriwell at Yale by Standish, Burt L.

Crandall warmed up, and he didn’t have much of anything besides a sweeping outcurve and a good deal of speed.

From Pitching in a Pinch or, Baseball from the Inside by Mathewson, Christy