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fingerspin

fingerspin is the alternative form of finger spin.

Meaning of finger spin

Noun

finger spin (uncountable)

  1. A style of bowling in which the bowler imparts spin to the ball by running his fingers down its side as he releases it; off spin for a right handed bowler and left arm orthodox spin for a left-handed one.

Questions about fingerspin

What is fingerspin the alternative form of?
Fingerspin is the alternative form of finger spin.

Words near fingerspin in the dictionary

  1. fingerspellers
  2. fingerspelling
  3. fingerspellings
  4. fingerspells
  5. fingerspelt
  6. fingerspin
  7. fingerstall
  8. fingerstalls
  9. fingerstick
  10. fingersticks
  11. fingerstone

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