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inning

in·ning

UK/ˈɪnɪŋ/ US/ˈɪnɪŋ/ uncommon obsolete

noun

1.

a period of play in baseball during which each team has a turn at bat

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Origin

Back-formation from innings, mistaken to be plural of the time period, not the entries of the batters/batsmen.

Phrases

  • extra inning
  • first half of an inning top
  • second half of an inning bottom
  • seventh inning stretch

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