yorker

/ (ˈjɔːkə) /

noun

cricket a ball bowled so as to pitch just under or just beyond the bat

Nearby words

york, york boat, york imperial, york rite, yorke peninsula, yorker, yorkie, yorkist, yorks., yorkshire, yorkshire bond

Word Origin for yorker

C19: probably named after the Yorkshire County Cricket Club

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Examples from the Web for yorker

Then suddenly he realised that the thing was going to be a yorker, and banged his bat down in the block just as the ball arrived.
Mike|P. G. Wodehouse
The ball not only happened to be straight, but was also a yorker.
The Loom of Youth|Alec Waugh
We don't pay no more attention hereabouts to what a Yorker sheriff says than if he was a catamount,—no, not so much as that!
Historic Events of Colonial Days|Rupert S. Holland
She had sent down a deadly "yorker" which got under Janet's bat and spread-eagled her wicket.
The Girls of St. Cyprian's|Angela Brazil

Lithe and quick as an eel, Jack squirmed up to the man's chest and gripped the Yorker's throat in his hands.
Historic Events of Colonial Days|Rupert S. Holland