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perfume ball

perfume ball noun: a bouncer on or just outside off stump that passes very close to the batter's face.

Noun

perfume ball (plural perfume balls)

  1. (slang) A bouncer on or just outside off stump that passes very close to the batter's face.

Forms of perfume ball

pluralperfume balls

Origin of perfume ball

From the idea that the ball passes close enough for the batter to smell it.

Questions about perfume ball

What does perfume ball mean?
Perfume ball means a bouncer on or just outside off stump that passes very close to the batter's face.
What part of speech is perfume ball?
Perfume ball is a noun.
What is the plural of perfume ball?
The plural of perfume ball is perfume balls.

Words near perfume ball in the dictionary

  1. perfs
  2. perfumable
  3. perfumatories
  4. perfumatory
  5. perfume
  6. perfume ball
  7. perfume balls
  8. perfumed
  9. perfumed cherry
  10. perfumed terms of the time
  11. perfumedness

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