pea roller
nounUK /ˈpiː ˌrəʊlə/
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Ball games, Cricket, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports A now-illegal delivery where the ball is rolled along the ground rather than bowled overarm.
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Ball games, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Soccer, Sports A mishit shot that travels slowly along the ground.
- The ball was sent rolling towards the Millwall goal as if prodded by an 88-year-old in carpet slippers. This pitiable pea-roller hit a divot and Nigel Spink, their goalkeeper, kindly dived over it as it hobbled across the goal-line at precisely three miles per hour.1999, Mark Hodkinson, Blue Moon: Down Among the Dead Men with Manchester City, →ISBN, page 132:
- Despite deputising between the sticks on that woeful evening against Northampton, his league debut began with a bang when he saved Yakubu's pea-roller penalty at Blackburn.2015, Neil Collins, Red Mist: A Fan's View of the 2014/15 Season, →ISBN, page 115:
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- After two minutes and 25 seconds, he scored with a pea-roller that totally foxed Stoke keeper Dennis Herod and dribbled in off a post.2017, Scott Murray, The Title: The Story of the First Division, →ISBN, page 138:
- Related terms
- pea-roll