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shoestring catch

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by A. Makkai, M.T. Boatner, J.E. Gates

[shoestring catch] {n.}

A catch of a hit baseball just before it hits the ground.

* /The left fielder made a shoestring catch of a line drive to end the inning./

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	catch ³³ {n.} ⁹¹²

Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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