slogger

noun
/ˈslɒɡə(ɹ)/

Etymology

According to Hotten: from slow-goer.

Definitions

  1. A cricketer who attempts to score runs fast by attacking every ball that can be hit.

  2. One who hits hard

    One who hits hard; a slugger.

    • Tom felt the wisdom of the counsel, and saw already that he couldn't go in and finish the Slogger off at mere hammer and tongs, so changed his tactics completely in the third round. He now fights cautious
  3. An inferior racing boat.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for slogger. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA