bosey

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noun

A googly.

Scrabble 10

Meanings

nounbosey (plural boseys)

plural boseys

  1. obsoleteball gamesA googly.

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Origin

Named after English cricketer Bernard Bosanquet who toured Australia for the 1903/4 summer; + -y. (Reference: Sidney J. Baker, The Australian Language, second edition, 1966, chapter XI section 4, page 248.)

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