Beanball
beanball
noun
a baseball pitch that hits or nearly hits the batter’s head and is sometimes used to intimidate the batter: mr bender places much reliance on the bean ball (1900+)
historical examples
rick realized the professor had chosen an apt simile when he said beanball.
the pirates of shan harold leland goodwin
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