"leg cutter" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-leg cutter.ogg [Australia] Forms: leg cutters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} leg cutter (plural leg cutters)
  1. (cricket) a ball bowled by a fast bowler who uses finger spin to move the ball from leg to off (for a right-handed batsman) Categories (topical): Cricket Synonyms: leg-cutter, legcutter Related terms: off cutter
    Sense id: en-leg_cutter-en-noun-vatY6S-5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Inflected forms

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