worm burner
English
editEtymology
editFrom the humorous notion that any worms on the ground might be burned by the rapid passage of the ball.
Noun
editworm burner (plural worm burners)
- (baseball, cricket) A hard-hit ground ball.
- Synonym: grasscutter
- Jones smashes a worm burner to mid on.
- Jones smashes a worm burner between third and short.
- (golf) A low, hard-hit shot.