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NOUN
- an illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before he throws it
- a person who spits (ejects saliva or phlegm from the mouth)
How To Use spitter In A Sentence
- The rules against corking bats, applying foreign substances to the ball, and so forth are cheats that either don’t work, or require a fair amount of skill to execute (a spitter is not an easy pitch to throw). Matthew Yglesias » PEDs
- The wardens of some of the police court prisons say they have more public spitters in their custody than any other class of offender.
- In the early ’40s, the Chicago Daily News’ John P. Carmichael also referred to a forkball as a “dry spitter,” but the term seems to have disappeared shortly thereafter. The Neyer/James Guide To Pitchers
- Competitors also vie to be named top watermelon seed spitter. Times, Sunday Times
- The wardens of some of the police court prisons say they have more public spitters in their custody than any other class of offender.
- I guarantee the wingnuts claim that Cleaver refused to press charges so it would not be known that the spitter was a Union or Acorn plant. Balloon Juice
- The Chennai Corporation has already asked its Assistant Health Officers and Sanitary Inspectors to crack down on smokers and spitters in public places.
- The very first article posted last week about the "spitter" said that the TEA Party protesters gathered on a "grassy knoll". Latest Articles
- The spitter is a retired 50-year-old accountant.
- I haven't seen a pitcher accused of throwing a spitter since old Gaylord Perry's days of throwing the "wettest" balls in baseball. The Stadiums Are Dark
