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knuckle ball
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knuckle ball or knuck·le·ball (nkl-bôl)
n. Baseball
A slow, randomly fluttering pitch thrown by gripping the ball with the tips or nails of two or three fingers.

knuckle·baller n.


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Had it not been for the season-high seven walks Wednesday, when a patient approach against a rookie knuckleballer was warranted, the Angels would be last in that category, too.
He has five home runs in his career against Boston Red Sox knuckleballer Tim Wakefield with a .
According to Smith, former Dodgers knuckleballer and avid bowler Tom Candiotti told major-league pitchers Tom Glavine and Greg Maddux to tune into a bowling match on TV during a break in the season to watch Smith throw.
 
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