"foul tip" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: foul tips [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} foul tip (plural foul tips)
  1. (baseball) a foul ball which glances off the bat and continues back with only a moderate change in direction Related terms: foul tick Translations (ball which glances off the bat): hipaisu (Finnish)

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