off cutter

noun

A ball bowled by a fast bowler who uses finger spin to move the ball from off to leg (for a right-handed batsman).

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Meanings

nounoff cutter (plural off cutters)

plural off cutters · alternative off-cutter · alternative offcutter

  1. ball gamesA ball bowled by a fast bowler who uses finger spin to move the ball from off to leg (for a right-handed batsman).

    Boon couldn't handle my inswingers, Waugh had no idea with my off-cutters and my leggies were making Taylor dizzy.

    1995, Paul Vautin, Turn It Up!, Sydney: Pan Macmillan Australia, page 7
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APA

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MLA

“off cutter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/off%20cutter. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “off cutter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/off%20cutter.

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