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noun, plural -goes. Baseball.
1.
(in practice sessions) a ball tossed into the air by the batter and struck as it comes down.
2.
a batted ball, especially a fly ball, hit in this manner.
3.
Also called fungo bat. a bat used in hitting fungoes, being lighter, longer, and narrower than an ordinary baseball bat.
Origin:
1865–70, Americanism; of obscure origin
1865–70, Americanism; of obscure origin
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Fungo
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
fungo
1867, baseball slang, perhaps from dial. fonge "catch," a relic of O.E. fon "seize" (see fang), or possibly from the Ger. cognate fangen. Not in OED 2nd ed. (1989).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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