The Wordsworth Word Finder
- ISBN-10
- 1853263869
- ISBN-13
- 9781853263866
- Category
- Reference
- Pages
- 476
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions Limited
- Author
- Marc McCutcheon
Description
... known as the bush leagues . bush league the A or AA minor leagues or lower leagues . buzzer a ball pitched so fast that it literally " buzzes . " cannon a powerful throwing arm . caught leaning a base runner who has taken too much ...
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