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nipbacker

nipbacker noun: a delivery that pitches outside the line of off stump then deviates off the seam, moving towards the batter.

Noun

nipbacker (plural nipbackers)

  1. (slang) A delivery that pitches outside the line of off stump then deviates off the seam, moving towards the batter.

Forms of nipbacker

pluralnipbackers
alternative formnip-backer

Origin of nipbacker

nip + back + -er

Questions about nipbacker

What does nipbacker mean?
Nipbacker means a delivery that pitches outside the line of off stump then deviates off the seam, moving towards the batter.
What part of speech is nipbacker?
Nipbacker is a noun.
What is the plural of nipbacker?
The plural of nipbacker is nipbackers.

Words near nipbacker in the dictionary

  1. Nipah viruses
  2. nipahs
  3. nipas
  4. nipasol
  5. Nipawin
  6. nipbacker
  7. nipbackers
  8. nipcheese
  9. nipcheeses
  10. nipecotic
  11. nipecotic acid

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