nipbacker

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noun

A delivery that pitches outside the line of off stump then deviates off the seam, moving towards the batter.

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Meanings

nounnipbacker (plural nipbackers)

plural nipbackers · alternative nip-backer

  1. slangball gamesA delivery that pitches outside the line of off stump then deviates off the seam, moving towards the batter.

Origin

nip + back + -er

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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