Dictionary of Sports and Games Terminology

by Adrian Room

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The specialized jargon of some sports can be quite esoteric. Non-Americans, for example, are likely puzzled by baseball terms such as bunt, cut-off man, and safety squeeze, while the non-British may pause over cricket's Chinaman, doosra, golden duck, off-break, popping crease, and yorker.

This new dictionary gives the definitions of more than 8,000 terms used in sports and games from around the world, including mainstream sports like basketball...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0786442263

ISBN13:9780786442263

Release Date:May 2010

Publisher:McFarland & Company

Length:186 Pages

Weight:0.75 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.9" x 9.9"

Age Range:18 years and up

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

Related Subjects

Sports & Outdoors Sports & Recreation

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