(baseball) A pitch thrown with the ball gripped on the fingertips and released with no rotation, which travels over an unpredictable path to the plate due to micro-turbulence in the air.
(figurative) An event that is hard to predict.
verb
(intransitive, baseball) To pitch knuckleballs.
knucklebone
knucklebone
noun
(slang) A die.
A bone that forms a knuckle in the human hand, in an animal's paw or any bone that forms a similar bump.
Such a bone once used in knucklebones and other children's games of chance.
mecklenburg
mecklenburg
Proper noun
An area in Baltic northern Germany.
parbuckling
parbuckling
verb
present participle of parbuckle
ticklenburg
ticklenburg
noun
A coarse, mixed linen fabric made to be sold in the West Indies.
turnbuckles
turnbuckles
noun
plural of turnbuckle
unblackened
unblackened
adj
Not blackened.
unblockaded
unblockaded
adj
Not blockaded.
uncheckable
uncheckable
adj
Incapable of being checked or restrained.
Incapable of being checked or verified.
uncloakable
uncloakable
adj
Not cloakable.
unshockable
unshockable
adj
Incapable of being shocked (scandalised or appalled).
