Meaning & use
Fungoes
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In baseball, fly balls hit by a coach or player specifically for fielding practice, or the practice itself of hitting such balls.
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The outfielders shagged fungoes during warm-ups before the game.
The coach spent twenty minutes hitting fungoes to sharpen the infield's reflexes.
A note on using this word
The origin of "fungo" is uncertain, though one theory ties it to an old English game, while another links it to the German "fangen," meaning "to catch."
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practice fly balls
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