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carrom ball
noun[ C ]
sports specializeduk /ˈkær.əm ˌbɔːl/ us / ˈker.əm ˌbɑːl/
in cricket, an occasion when the ball is held between the thumb and middle finger and bowled (= thrown to the batter) so that it turns around and around and changes direction when it hits the ground:
The Indian spinner was famous for his carrom ball.
She bowled the opener with a skidding carrom ball.
The first three balls of the over were all carrom balls.
I've been trying to master the carrom ball but can't quite get the grip right.
It's hard to read his carrom ball because he hides the way he is holding the ball until just before he delivers it.
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