"cow shot" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-cow shot.ogg [Australia] Forms: cow shots [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cow shot (plural cow shots)
  1. (cricket, slang) A batting stroke played across the line and aiming to hit the ball towards cow corner. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Cricket
    Sense id: en-cow_shot-en-noun-0WiWbUDr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Inflected forms

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