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cow shot

cow shot noun: a batting stroke played across the line and aiming to hit the ball towards cow corner.

Noun

cow shot (plural cow shots)

  1. (slang) A batting stroke played across the line and aiming to hit the ball towards cow corner.
    • The cow shot is regarded as inelegant, and indeed risky, but can be very effective for a batsman with strength and a good eye.

Forms of cow shot

pluralcow shots

Questions about cow shot

What does cow shot mean?
Cow shot means a batting stroke played across the line and aiming to hit the ball towards cow corner.
What part of speech is cow shot?
Cow shot is a noun.
What is the plural of cow shot?
The plural of cow shot is cow shots.

Words near cow shot in the dictionary

  1. cow pusher
  2. cow race
  3. cow reindeer
  4. cow shark
  5. cow sharks
  6. cow shot
  7. cow shots
  8. cow sociology
  9. cow stall
  10. cow stalls
  11. cow sucker

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