Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sandshoe crusher

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sand-shoe crush-er
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A yorker bowled at the batsman's feet.

Example Sentences

"Tony Greig was Australia's main stumbling block to victory. 'Thommo' worked out a solution to the problem, dismissing Greig in the 2nd innings with his famous 'sandshoe crusher'!"

Etymology

The term refers to the ball crushing the foot of the batsman, if not played with their bat. Sandshoe is not literal though: batsmen wear sturdy boots, not sandshoes, when batting.

Inflected Forms

sandshoe crushers (plural)

Synonyms

toe-crusher

Questions

What does sandshoe crusher mean?: A yorker bowled at the batsman's feet.
Where does sandshoe crusher come from?: The term refers to the ball crushing the foot of the batsman, if not played with their bat. Sandshoe is not literal though: batsmen wear sturdy boots, not sandshoes, when batting.

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