English Explanatory Dictionary

crooked number

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A score of more than one run in an inning.

Word forms

crooked number crooked numbers

Etymology

From the shape of the numbers 2 through 9, in contrast to the straight line used for 1.

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