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ballhawks

ballhawks is the plural of ballhawk.

Meaning of ballhawk

Noun

ballhawk (plural ballhawks)

  1. A player who is particularly good at catching interceptions.
  2. A fielder who is particularly good at catching fly balls.
    • They documented Waveland Avenue's ballhawk culture, where Moe Mullins, who's recovered more than 3,500, is king, and followed him home to gape at his bounty: 1,000 major-league balls hoarded like dinosaur eggs.2001 October 5, Deanna Isaacs, “Oddballs and True Believers/Film Center's New Marquee Player”, in Chicago Reader

Questions about ballhawks

What is ballhawks the plural of?
Ballhawks is the plural of ballhawk.

Words near ballhawks in the dictionary

  1. ballhandler
  2. ballhandlers
  3. ballhandling
  4. ballhawk
  5. ballhawking
  6. ballhawks
  7. ballhead
  8. ballheads
  9. ballhoot
  10. ballhooted
  11. ballhooter

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