frozen rope

[ froh-zuhn rohp ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

Baseball Slang.

a remarkably straight and hard-hit line drive:
Mitchell’s frozen rope sailed right through the gap in left field, giving him an easy stand-up double.
a powerfully thrown ball traveling in a straight line, especially from the outfield:
A frozen rope from Ichiro in right field retires the runner at third base, and the fans are going wild!

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First recorded in 1960–65

The Colonel sat on the packed sled, undoing with stiff fingers the twisted, frozen rope.

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