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duster

8.6

A baseball pitch thrown near the batter to intimidate them

noun
/ˈdʌstər/

Jargon

: lanzamiento intimidatorio

The pitcher threw a duster that made the batter step back in fear.

Examples

In the final innings, he decided to throw a duster to keep the opposing batter off balance.
During the game, the coach called for a duster to scare the batter away from the plate.
How did I know he was gonna take a duster?

The Guilty (1947)

Synonyms

brushback pitch

vsduster

Jargon

1 8.6

A ball thrown close to the batter to make them move away from home plate or feel scared

is the exact same baseball action and meaning

brushback

vsduster

Jargon

1 8.6

A pitch in baseball thrown close to a batter to make them move away from the plate

emphasizes intimidation or intent more than the other term

Compounds

knuckle duster

8.6

A small metal weapon that fits over the knuckles to make a punch stronger

How Intimidating

beanball

Jargon

1 9.3

duster

Jargon

8.6

Surface Forms

duster singular

dusters plural

Morphology

duster = dust (opaque) = dust + er

Although the form suggests 'dust' + '-er', the baseball jargon sense is specialized and not reliably guessable from the parts.

Etymology

Duster: The word duster comes from the English word dust ('fine dry dirt') plus the ending -er. In baseball a duster is a pitch thrown very close to the batter to scare them or make them step back, as if kicking up a little cloud of dust.