bodyline

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adjective

Designating a form of bowling (now against the rules) characterised by fast, short-pitched balls aimed at the batsman's body or leg stump rather than the wicket.

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Meanings

nounbodyline (countable and uncountable, plural bodylines)

plural bodylines

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of body line.
adjectivebodyline (not comparable)
  1. historicalnot comparableball gamesDesignating a form of bowling (now against the rules) characterised by fast, short-pitched balls aimed at the batsman's body or leg stump rather than the wicket.

    The Cousins changed the game entirely, said the blimpish fellow: much as he might have deplored power tennis or bodyline bowling.

    1977, John Le Carré, The Honourable Schoolboy, Folio Society, published 2010, page 3
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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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