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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A weakly hit ground ball that does not go far from home plate and is not a bunt.

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  • noun baseball A batted ball that travels slowly and not very far, typically because the ball is hit on the end of the fat part of the bat.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Perhaps nub (from the fact that such balls are often hit from the end of the bat ) + –er.]

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