incurve

Example Sentences

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He knew what he wanted, and by and by he got one—one about knee-high with a little incurve to it.

From The U-boat hunters by Connolly, James B. (James Brendan)

It developed presently, that this was now his intention and that the Rube knew it and pitched him the one ball which is almost impossible to bunt—a high incurve, over the inside corner.

From The Redheaded Outfield by Grey, Zane

His shoulders were bowed, the incurve of his thin stomach following the line of his back.

From The Under Dog by Smith, Francis Hopkinson

This prolongation should incurve below, a fifteenth part of the distance a. b. projected on two arcs, the upper one the greater, the lower the less.

From Of the Just Shaping of Letters by D?rer, Albrecht

The first ball he pitched was an incurve, but it looked good to the batter, and he swung at it viciously.

From Bert Wilson's Fadeaway Ball by Duffield, J. W.