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flipper

(n): a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater)
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9 months ago bilby said:

Cricket jargon - a kind of delivery that is bowled or flipped from the front of the hand so as to make the spin of the ball square on to the pitch. On a hard pitch the ball will skid and confuse the batsman. Not a dolphin.

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