verb
york
yawk
verb
1
In cricket, to bowl a yorker — a ball aimed to bounce right at the batsman's feet.
"The bowler yorked him for a duck in the final over."
How to Use York
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA cricket term meaning to bowl that tricky low, fast ball aimed at the batsman's feet.
When to use it
Cricket jargon — rarely used outside the sport.
Word Forms
yorked past tense, yorked past tense, yorks singular, yorks singular
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Etymology
Formed as a back-formation from the noun "yorker."