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three-bagger

[ three-bag-er ]

/ ˈθriˈbæg ər /

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noun Baseball Informal.

triple (def. 7).

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Origin of three-bagger

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

Words nearby three-bagger

threatened species, threatening, three, three-a-cat, Three Age system, three-bagger, three-ball match, three-base hit, three-birds, “Three Blind Mice”, three-body problem

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Example sentences from the Web for three-bagger

A three-bagger for most fellows lets Lil Artha score the circuit.
Great Hike|Alan Douglas
Twice that day he had poled out homers, and once he had ripped out a three-bagger.
Baseball Joe, Home Run King|Lester Chadwick
A three-bagger would tie the score, a safe hit would bring Sleeper to the bat!
The Arrival of Jimpson|Ralph Henry Barbour
He turned first base and saw that he might stretch the hit into a three-bagger.
The Young Pitcher|Zane Grey

Ned went out to center as though he had knocked a three-bagger and wanted to get home on it.
The Arrival of Jimpson|Ralph Henry Barbour

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