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dilscoop

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dilscoop
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of batting stroke, aiming to go on one knee to a good length or slightly short of length delivery off a fast- or medium-paced bowler and 'scoop' the ball over the head of the wicketkeeper, straight towards the boundary.

Etymology

From the surname of Sri Lankan batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan, and scoop.

Inflected Forms

Dilscoops (plural)

Questions

What does dilscoop mean?
A kind of batting stroke, aiming to go on one knee to a good length or slightly short of length delivery off a fast- or medium-paced bowler and 'scoop' the ball over the head of the wicketkeeper, straight towards the boundary.
Where does dilscoop come from?
From the surname of Sri Lankan batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan, and scoop.

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