batsmanship

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noun

A skilled or courteous display of skill as a batsman.

“Although our team lost, we were complimented by everyone on our batsmanship.”

OriginProto-Germanic *skapjaną ← English batsman →
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Meanings

nounbatsmanship (uncountable)
  1. uncountableball gamesA skilled or courteous display of skill as a batsman.

    Although our team lost, we were complimented by everyone on our batsmanship.

Origin

  1. Englishbatsman
  2. Proto-Germanic*skapjaną
  3. Englishbatsmanship

From batsman + -ship.

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APA

batsmanship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/batsmanship

MLA

“batsmanship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/batsmanship. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “batsmanship,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/batsmanship.

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