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long handle

long handle noun: forceful batsmanship.

Noun

the long handle

  1. Forceful batsmanship.
    • Lucas again well set, being ultimately secured in his anxiety to give them the long handle, having played perfect cricket for his century.1883, Uppingham School Magazine, page 236
    • You may leave your ground even to fast bowling on slow wickets if you think you can bring off a hit by so doing, and generally hold the bat nearer the top and give her the long handle.1889, Allan Gibson Steel, Robert Henry Lyttelton (Hon.), Cricket (page 77)

Questions about long handle

What does long handle mean?
Long handle means forceful batsmanship.
What part of speech is long handle?
Long handle is a noun.

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