brushback

[ bruhsh-bak ]
/ ˈbrʌʃˌbæk /

noun Baseball.

a fastball thrown high and inside to force the batter away from the plate, often to intimidate.

Origin of brushback

First recorded in 1950–55; noun use of verb phrase brush back

Words nearby brushback

brush-footed butterfly, brush-off, brush-on, brush-tailed phalanger, brush-tailed possum, brushback, brushed, brushland, brushless, brushmark, brushpopper