foul tip


nounBaseball.
  1. a pitched ball that glances off the bat into foul territory, usually near the catcher, ruled a strike if the catcher catches it before it hits the ground, otherwise ruled an ordinary foul ball.

Origin of foul tip

1
An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

Words Nearby foul tip

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How to use foul tip in a sentence

  • Kipper whiffed three times without making as 313 much as a foul tip.

    Lefty Locke Pitcher-Manager | Burt L. Standish
  • A foul tip caught, another wide one haughtily ignored, a strike.

    Rough-Hewn | Dorothy Canfield