Where does “yorker” come from?
yorker (English) comes from English New York, from English York, from Middle English Ȝork, from Old Norse Jórk, from Old Norse Jórvík, from Old English Eoforwīċ, from Latin Eborācum, from Proto-Brythonic *Eβrọg.
yorker (English): a ball bowled so as to bounce at or near the...
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- a ball bowled so as to bounce at or near the...
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