yorker
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English
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.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈjɔː(ɹ)kə(ɹ)/
Audio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)kə(ɹ)
Noun
yorker (plural yorkers)
- (cricket) A ball bowled so as to bounce at or near the batsman's popping crease.
