fungo bat (or stick)

Variant of fungo

fungo definition

☆ fungo (fuŋ′gō)

noun pl. fungoes -·goes

  1. a batted ball, esp. a fly ball, hit, as for fielding practice, by the batter after he has himself tossed the ball into the air
  2. the relatively long, thin bat used for this
    in full fungo bat (or stick) fungo bat (or stick)

Etymology: < ? Scot fung, to toss

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