Word of the Day - bosie

bosie

/ˈbəʊzi/
(also bosey)
noun
Australian Cricket
An off break bowled with an apparent leg-break action; a googly.
‘Cricket,
with its googlies, boseys, chinamen, silly legs, byes, sundries - the
whole argot - was incomprehensible without deep explanation.’

Origin
Early 20th century from the name of Bernard J. T. Bosanquet (1877–1936), English all-round cricketer, + -ie.

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If you're going to bowl some bosies,
Begin by wiggling your toesies
And if you are one who knows these
Your cricket knowledge wins the rosies.