Chinaman

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  • noun. A left arm unorthodox spin bowler
  • noun. A ball, bowled by a left arm unorthodox spin bowler, with the wrist action of a leg break, but which spins from off to leg for a right handed batsman
  • noun. Or, conversely, such a ball bowled with the action of a googly.
  • Word Usage
    "A small, innocuous-looking fish called a chinaman leatherjacket is swarming in Sydney waters, attacking and eating anything that moves, from bare fishing hooks to large marlin."