bosie
- noun
- Archaic
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bola engañosa
- During the match, he bowled a bosie that left the batsman completely baffled and resulted in a wicket.
Examples
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The bowler surprised everyone with a perfect bosie, tricking the batsman with its unexpected turn.
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The coach explained the technique of delivering a bosie to his players, emphasizing the importance of deception.
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So did Bosie's mother, who had kept her son afloat with a similar, if more generous, $8 weekly allowance.
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Right: Oscar Wilde (left) with his 'nemesis' Lord Alfred 'Bosie' Douglas, Oxford, 1893.
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Keep the ND Irish. Add Bosie St, TCU, BYU, Fresno St, S Miss, TCU, Colo St, Miami of Ohio, and maybe a couple of other C-USA and MAC teams to the mix.
Blog text (15)
Synonyms
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A cricket ball bowled with spin that looks like it will turn one way but turns the other
A cricket ball bowled to look like it will turn one way but turns the other
A cricket ball bowled to spin the other way and fool the batsman
A ball bowled to look like a leg break but that turns the other way
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word bosie comes from the nickname Bosie of the English cricketer Bosanquet, who invented the trick ball called a googly. So a bosie is a 'trick' ball that looks like it will break one way but actually breaks the other.