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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'sandshoe crusher' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions sandshoe crusher noun  (cricket) A yorker bowled at the batsman's feet. 2002: Tony Greig was Australia's main stumbling block to victory. 'Thommo' worked out a solution to the problem, dismissing Greig in the 2nd innings with his famous 'sandshoe crusher'! — w:Australian Broadcasting Corporation, ABC TV, Cricket in the 70s http://abc.net.au/chappellera/background.htm Etymology: The term refers to the ball crushing the foot of the batsman, if not played with their bat. sandshoe, Sandshoe is not literal though, batsmen wear sturdy boots, not sandshoes, when batting.        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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