KNUCKLEBALL


Meaning of KNUCKLEBALL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈnə-kəl-ˌbȯl ]

noun

Date: 1910

: a slow baseball pitch that moves erratically and unpredictably and that is thrown with little spin by gripping the ball with the knuckles or the tips of the fingers pressed against the top

• knuck·le·ball·er -ˌbȯ-lər noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.