worm burner
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Etymology
From the humorous notion that any worms on the ground might be burned by the rapid passage of the ball.
Noun
worm burner (plural worm burners)
- (baseball, cricket) A hard-hit ground ball.
- Synonym: grasscutter
- Jones smashes a worm burner to mid on.
- Jones smashes a worm burner between third and short.
- (golf) A low, hard-hit shot.
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