Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glovework

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: glove-work
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Fielding ability in sports such as in baseball or cricket where fielders wear gloves.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"A half-century after Branch Rickey harrumphed, “There is nothing on earth anybody can do with fielding,” all these pixels and bits will almost certainly revolutionize the analysis of baseball glovework."

Etymology

From glove + work.

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

glovemanship

Questions

What does glovework mean?: Fielding ability in sports such as in baseball or cricket where fielders wear gloves.
Where does glovework come from?: From glove + work.

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