nubber

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nub·ber | \ ˈnə-bər

Definition of nubber

baseball

: a weakly hit ground ball a little nubber down the third base line

Examples of nubber in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Raffy Lopez hit a little nubber in front of the plate. — John Fay, Cincinnati.com, 3 June 2018 Moore had a 12-34 ERA in three previous starts at Coors Field, and so there was no mistaking the omen when Charlie Blackmon led off the first inning with a nubber and ended up on second base when Posey tried an unsuccessful Skee-ball toss to first. — Andrew Baggarly, The Mercury News, 15 June 2017 Paxton allowed just one hit in the first five innings, a Tony Wolters infield nubber in the third. — Nick Groke, The Denver Post, 31 May 2017

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