"Baltimore chop" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Baltimore chops [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Baltimore chop (plural Baltimore chops)
  1. (baseball) A ball hit forcefully into the ground near home plate, producing a bounce high above the head of a fielder; technique that was intentionally employed during the dead-ball era of Major League Baseball, but today occurs infrequently and usually unintentionally Categories (topical): Baseball
    Sense id: en-Baltimore_chop-en-noun-D~YhxO32 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Inflected forms

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