Entry: fungoes (n.)
In context: "For the tops 18's, prorector R. Dunkel at net with an armful of balls and more in a hopper beside him, hitting fungoes, one to a forehand corner and then one to the backhand corner and then farther out to the forehand corner and so on."
Definition: A training exercise in which a batter tosses a ball into the air and hits it as it descends; a ball hit in such a manner.
Other: Okay, so the definition seems to be baseball-specific, but a good word nonetheless. I know this one from Scrabble - kind of a neat (uh, fun?) word. Don't think you can really use it in a SNOOT-approved way, though.
SNOOT score: 1
Page: 457
Source: Oxford English Dictionary
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