English Explanatory Dictionary

worm burner

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A hard-hit ground ball.
  2. A low, hard-hit shot.

Word forms

worm burner worm burners

Etymology

From the humorous notion that any worms on the ground might be burned by the rapid passage of the ball.

Synonyms

grasscutter
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