outcurve
[out-kurv]
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noun
Baseball.
- a ball pitched so that it curves away from the batter.
- the course of such a ball.
an outward curve.
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To make him hit into a double play, Jim made the next an outcurve.
Baseball Joe, Captain of the TeamLester Chadwick
His outcurve had a tremendous break, and Mylert had all he could do to get it.
Baseball Joe, Home Run KingLester Chadwick
High or low, incurve or outcurve, they were all the same to him.
Baseball Joe, Home Run KingLester Chadwick
Coulter had warned Peck against giving Merriwell an outcurve.
Frank Merriwell at YaleBurt L. Standish
The very next ball was an outcurve, but it was beyond Gibson's reach and he calmly let it pass.
Frank Merriwell at YaleBurt L. Standish