cement mixer

[ si-ment mik-ser ]

noun

1. Also called con·crete mix·er [kon, -kreet mik-ser]. a machine having a revolving drum, often motor-driven, for mixing cement, sand, gravel, and water to produce concrete.
2. Baseball Slang. a pitch that is meant to be an unhittable breaking ball but instead becomes hittable as it goes into a side spin that travels into the strike zone:

   Lyons hit a stand-up double on that cement mixer, and he looked just as surprised as the pitcher when it happened.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cement mixer¹

First recorded in 1905–10 cement mixer fordef 1, and in 2005–10 cement mixer fordef 2

Example Sentences

Then he pours the whole thing into a cement mixer and something comes out.

From Time

He can leap five feet six, run or hike indefinitely, exhaust a cement-mixer, say "stick" in all tongues and "quit" in none.

From Project Gutenberg

You ever see a cement mixer that hasn't been cleaned out after use for a few dozen times?

From Project Gutenberg

There was enough of the mix in the form to make a thousand cats, and more was being mixed in a portable cement mixer.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• blender
• food processor