yorker
A ball bowled so as to bounce at or near the batsman's popping creaseA ball bowled so as to bounce at or near the batsman's popping crease.
» Tom is a New Yorker, but he doesn't have a New York accent.
Tom kommt aus New York, spricht aber nicht wie von dort.
Meaning
1 sensesA ball bowled so as to bounce at or near the batsman's popping crease.
He bowled forty-seven toe crushing yorkers that resulted in the wickets of 6 batsmen.
Examples
8 sentencesTom is a New Yorker, but he doesn't have a New York accent.
deTom kommt aus New York, spricht aber nicht wie von dort.
New Yorkers are known for their resilience.
Many New Yorkers love their professional sporting teams.
New Yorkers woke up to a wet and gray Tuesday.
Damn those New Yorkers; they're taking all our rightful Bostonian jobs.
Origin
Possibly from 18th- and 19th-century slang phrase "to pull Yorkshire on a person", meaningPossibly from 18th- and 19th-century slang phrase "to pull Yorkshire on a person", meaning to trick or deceive them. Compare come Yorkshire over.
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