Glovework

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Fielding ability in sports such as in baseball or cricket where fielders wear gloves. uncountable

    "A half-century after Branch Rickey harrumphed, “There is nothing on earth anybody can do with fielding,” all these pixels and bits will almost certainly revolutionize the analysis of baseball glovework."

Example

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"A half-century after Branch Rickey harrumphed, “There is nothing on earth anybody can do with fielding,” all these pixels and bits will almost certainly revolutionize the analysis of baseball glovework."

Etymology

From glove + work.

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