knuckle ball

(-lər)

noun

noun

Baseball a slow pitch without spin thrown with the first knuckles, or the nails, of the middle two or three fingers pressed against the ball
also called knuckler

noun

See knuckle ball in American Heritage Dictionary 4

or knuck·le·ball

noun
Baseball
A slow, randomly fluttering pitch thrown by gripping the ball with the tips or nails of two or three fingers.

Related Forms:

  • knuckˈle·ballˌer noun
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