yorker

English

Etymology

Possibly from 18th- and 19th-century slang phrase "to pull Yorkshire on a person", meaning to trick or deceive them.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈjɔː(ɹ)kə(ɹ)/
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Noun

yorker (plural yorkers)

  1. (cricket) a ball bowled so as to bounce at or near the batsman's popping crease

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