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foul tip

noun

, Baseball.
  1. a pitched ball that glances off the bat into foul territory, usually near the catcher, ruled a strike if the catcher catches it before it hits the ground, otherwise ruled an ordinary foul ball.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of foul tip1

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

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Example Sentences

Kipper whiffed three times without making as 313 much as a foul tip.

A foul tip caught, another wide one haughtily ignored, a strike.

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