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dust off the batter
dust off the batter
In baseball, to throw a pitch at or very close to the body of the batter. Primarily heard in US, South Africa. Don't be afraid to dust off the batter a bit if he's crowding the plate.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Philomena | | [.filə'mi:nə] | |
| Vilmar | | - | Swedish, Norwegian, Danish |
| Cleitus | | - | Ancient Greek (Latinized) |
| Narendra | | - | Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Telugu |
| Finella | | - | Scottish |
| Rikard | | REE-kahrd (Swedish) | Swedish, Norwegian, Danish |