worm burner

Any ball used in a sport that rolls along the ground at a very fast speed. Sometimes hyphenated. The golfer hit a worm burner off the tee that skidded into the rough. The worm-burner ricocheted off the defender's leg and slipped past the goalkeeper into the net.

worm burner

n. a fast, but low-rolling ball in golf, baseball, etc. Walter sent a worm burner down the third-base line.

See also: burner, worm

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

See also:

in demand
a nod and a wink
a nudge and a wink
bowler hat (one) out (of something or some place)
double or nothing
bleeding edge
hit and miss
hit or miss
hit-and-miss
naughty but nice

References in periodicals archive

Well, let's just say they dont' call me 'Worm burner" for nothing.

The editor's page

For my thoughtfulness I was rewarded by seeing Stan's second shot develop into a worm burner of no more than 20 yards.

Golfing triumphs a la cart

LANCASTER - Instead of gigabytes and word processors, there will be breakaways and worm burners.

Net effect; Young soccer players will get their kicks at Lancaster's new 16-field complex

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释义	worm burner worm burner Any ball used in a sport that rolls along the ground at a very fast speed. Sometimes hyphenated. The golfer hit a worm burner off the tee that skidded into the rough. The worm-burner ricocheted off the defender's leg and slipped past the goalkeeper into the net. See also: burner, worm Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. worm burner n. a fast, but low-rolling ball in golf, baseball, etc. Walter sent a worm burner down the third-base line. See also: burner, worm McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: in demand a nod and a wink a nudge and a wink bowler hat (one) out (of something or some place) double or nothing bleeding edge hit and miss hit or miss hit-and-miss naughty but nice References in periodicals archive Well, let's just say they dont' call me 'Worm burner" for nothing. The editor's page For my thoughtfulness I was rewarded by seeing Stan's second shot develop into a worm burner of no more than 20 yards. Golfing triumphs a la cart LANCASTER - Instead of gigabytes and word processors, there will be breakaways and worm burners. Net effect; Young soccer players will get their kicks at Lancaster's new 16-field complex
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