dibbly-dobbler

English
WOTD – 24 May 2016
Indian spin bowler Harbhajan Singh. Spin bowling is a form of slow bowling in cricket.

Etymology

Pronunciation
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdɪbliː ˈdɒblə/
  • Audio (AU)(file)
  • Hyphenation: dib‧bly-dob‧bler

Noun

dibbly-dobbler (plural dibbly-dobblers)

  1. (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.
  • dibbly-dobbly
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