- knuckler
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knuckler
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knuckler — noun Date: 1928 knuckleball … New Collegiate Dictionary
knuckler — knuck·ler (nŭkʹlər) n. Baseball A knuckle ball. * * * … Universalium
knuckler — noun A knuckleball … Wiktionary
knuckler — noun a baseball pitch thrown with little speed or spin • Syn: ↑knuckleball • Hypernyms: ↑pitch, ↑delivery … Useful english dictionary
white knuckler — 1. n. a tense and nervous person. □ You white knucklers are just going to have to relax. □ I’m such a white knuckler before a test. 2. n. a suspenseful event, such as an exciting movie or a rough airplane flight. □ The movie was a real white… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
white-knuckler — American a small aircraft on a scheduled service Alluding to the anxious grip of the passengers on the arms of the seats, especially in bad weather: You take a white knuckler... from Hyannis Airport through the fog to Logan. (Theroux … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
white knuckler — n. A short haul commuter airline flight. Example Citation: Short haul flights, which normally use small 10 or 12 seater planes known as puddle jumpers , can be convenient. But if the weather turns even mildly bad, these flights quickly degenerate … New words
Knuckleball — A knuckleball (or knuckler for short) is a baseball pitch with an erratic, unpredictable motion. The pitch is thrown so as to minimize the spin of the ball in flight. This causes vortices over the stitched seams of the baseball during its… … Wikipedia
1961 World Series — Infobox World Series Expanded year = 1961 champion = New York Yankees (4) champion manager = Ralph Houk champion games = 109 53, .673, GA: 8 runnerup = Cincinnati Reds (1) runnerup manager = Fred Hutchinson runnerup games = 93 61, .604, GA: 4… … Wikipedia
1964 World Series — Infobox World Series Expanded year = 1964 champion = St. Louis Cardinals (4) champion manager = Johnny Keane champion games = 93 69, .574, GA: 1 runnerup = New York Yankees (3) runnerup manager = Yogi Berra runnerup games = 99 63, .611, GA: 1… … Wikipedia
