outcurve

[ out-kurv ]

/ ˈaʊtˌkɜrv /

Baseball.

an outward curve.

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

This proved right, for Coulter tried to fool Frank with an outcurve on the next delivery.
Frank Merriwell at Yale|Burt L. Standish
Then the first ball pitched came in an outcurve which he swung at in vain.
The Rover Boys at Big Horn Ranch|Edward Stratemeyer
Coulter had warned Peck against giving Merriwell an outcurve.
Frank Merriwell at Yale|Burt L. Standish
High or low, incurve or outcurve, they were all the same to him.
Baseball Joe, Home Run King|Lester Chadwick

His outcurve had a tremendous break, and Mylert had all he could do to get it.
Baseball Joe, Home Run King|Lester Chadwick