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york

york [ yawrk ] (past and past participle yorked, present participle york·ing, 3rd person present singular yorks)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
bowl ball to pitch near bat: in cricket, to get a batsman out or to attempt to get a batsman out by bowling a ball so that it pitches immediately under the bat

[Late 19th century. Back-formation < yorker "fast ball under the bat," probably after the city of York, indicating introduction by a Yorkshire player]
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