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dibbly-dobbler en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈdɪbliː ˈdɒblə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Australia) audio

Meanings

  1. A medium-paced bowler.
    • Sri Lanka's seamers, like their dibbly-dobblers of yesteryear, gave the speedometer a day off, their deliveries rarely touching 80mph. 2006 May 11, Charlie Austin, “Sri Lanka's defective Plan B: What went wrong for Sri Lanka on the first day at Lord's”, in Cricinfo, archived from the original on 07 May 2016:
  2. A medium-paced delivery.

Forms

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dibbly-dobblers Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

dibbly-dobbly · dibbly-dobbly

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