basket catch

bas·ket catch

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Definition of basket catch words

noun basket catch a catch made with open glove with the palm up and the wrist kept close to and in front of the body. 1

before 1895

One of the 18% newest English words

First recorded in 1895-1900; from a ball falling into a glove as an apple would into a basket

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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