english

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English

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Noun

english (uncountable) (uppercased in all of the Oxford English Dictionary's citations from 1869 to 1959)

(US) Spinning or rotary motion given to a ball around the vertical axis, as in billiards or bowling.
You can't hit it directly, but maybe if you give it some english.

Synonyms

(spinning motion): side, spin, sidespin

Translations

spinning or rotary motion around the vertical axis

Finnish: sivukierre
French: anglais (fr)
Hindi: अंग्रेज़ी (hi) (aṅgrezī) (angrezi)
Polish: angielski (pl)

Romanian: english (ro)
Spanish: inglés (es)
Swahili: zunguka
Tamil: (literally) ஆங்கிலம் (ta) (āṅkilam)

See also

body English

Anagrams

Hingles, shingle

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