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three-bagger

[ three-bag-er ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Baseball Informal.

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

Hollis made a bid for a three-bagger, but Ken, by another hard sprint, knocked the ball down.

Their eyes followed the flight of the ball, which was a mighty three-bagger that Burkett had lined out between right and center.

But though one of them, Browning, knocked out a corking three-bagger, the inning ended without results.

And he met the first ball pitched and lined a beautiful three-bagger to deep center.

Greenway led with two singles and a three-bagger, while Barton made a two-bagger and a home run.

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