"yorker" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈjɔː(ɹ)kə(ɹ)/ [UK] Audio: en-au-yorker.ogg Forms: yorkers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)kə(ɹ) Etymology: Possibly from 18th- and 19th-century slang phrase "to pull Yorkshire on a person", meaning to trick or deceive them. Compare come Yorkshire over. Head templates: {{en-noun}} yorker (plural yorkers)
  1. (cricket) A ball bowled so as to bounce at or near the batsman's popping crease. Wikipedia link: yorker Categories (topical): Cricket Synonyms: sandshoe crusher, tice Derived forms: york Related terms: Royal Yorker

Inflected forms

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