shoestring catch
noun Baseball, Football.
a catch of a ball on the fly, made close to the ground while running.
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Origin of shoestring catch
An Americanism dating back to 1925–30
Words nearby shoestring catch
Shoemaker-Levy 9, shoepac, shoer, shoeshine, shoestring, shoestring catch, shoestring potatoes, shoestring root rot, shoestring tackle, shoetree, shofar
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