yorker

/ (ˈjɔːkə) /

noun

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

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Word Origin for yorker

C19: probably named after the Yorkshire County Cricket Club

Words nearby yorker

Yorba Linda, yore, York, York boat, Yorke Peninsula, yorker, Yorkie, York Imperial, Yorkist, York rite, Yorks.

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Example sentences 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

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