"fungo bat" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fungo bats [plural]
Etymology: See fungo. Etymology templates: {{m|en|fungo}} fungo Head templates: {{en-noun}} fungo bat (plural fungo bats)
  1. (baseball) A specially designed small-diameter bat used to hit fly balls for fielding practice. Categories (topical): Baseball
    Sense id: en-fungo_bat-en-noun-dj7DcbW8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Inflected forms

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