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Yorker — York er, n. (Cricket) A tice. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Yorker — In cricket, a yorker is a delivery where the cricket ball bounces on the cricket pitch on or near the batsman s popping crease. Since a batsman in a normal stance has his feet on the popping crease, this means the ball is bouncing very near his… … Wikipedia
yorker — I Australian Slang (cricket) well up delivery pitched so that it will go under the bat II Pakistani English a sudden, dangerous and potentially devastating situation; similar use to googly, but usually has a certain amount of danger attached to… … English dialects glossary
Yorker System — Yorker System, so v.w. Altenglisches System, s.u. Freimaurerei II. B) … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Yorker Kraut — Yorker Kraut, s. Kohl … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
yorker brethren — noun plural Usage: usually capitalized Y&B Etymology: yorker (I) + brethren; from their origin mainly in York county, Pennsylvania : members of a small body of River Brethren in the U.S. called also Old Order Brethren … Useful english dictionary
Yorker — (cricket) well up delivery pitched so that it will go under the bat … Dictionary of Australian slang
yorker — n. straight ball (Cricket) … English contemporary dictionary
yorker — noun Cricket a ball bowled so that it pitches immediately under the bat. Origin C19: prob. from York, suggesting its introduction by Yorkshire players … English new terms dictionary
yorker — york·er … English syllables