gopher ball

gopher ball

noun Baseball Slang.
a pitched ball hit for a home run: leading the league in gopher balls.

Origin:
1945–55

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gopher ball definition


  1. n.
    a baseball pitch that is hit as a home run. (When it is hit, the batter will go for home.) : The center fielder did a dive over the fence trying to get the gopher ball.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Gopher ball is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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