dibbly-dobbler
English
WOTD – 24 May 2016
Indian spin bowler Harbhajan Singh. Spin bowling is a form of slow bowling in cricket.
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdɪbliː ˈdɒblə/
Audio (AU) (file) - Hyphenation: dib‧bly-dob‧bler
Noun
dibbly-dobbler (plural dibbly-dobblers)
- (cricket) A slow-paced bowler.
- 2006 May 11, Charlie Austin, “Sri Lanka's defective Plan B: What went wrong for Sri Lanka on the first day at Lord's”, in Cricinfo, archived from the original on 7 May 2016:
- Sri Lanka's seamers, like their dibbly-dobblers of yesteryear, gave the speedometer a day off, their deliveries rarely touching 80mph.
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Related terms
- dibbly-dobbly