fungo

fungo
/fung"goh/, n., pl. fungoes. Baseball.
1. (in practice sessions) a ball tossed into the air by the batter and struck as it comes down.
2. a batted ball, esp. a fly ball, hit in this manner.
3. Also called fungo bat. a bat used in hitting fungoes, being lighter, longer, and narrower than an ordinary baseball bat.
[1865-70, Amer.; of obscure orig.]

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