dibbly-dobbler

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English

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

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 159: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value RP is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈdɪbliː ˈdɒblə/
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  • 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[1], 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.
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