kadur basis

Alternative Spellings

cadur basis, kaddur basis, caddur basis

Definitions

• baseball

Example Sentences

• "This afternoon we'll be playing kadur basis."
• "Did you ever play baseball and call it 'kadur basis,' or basketball and call it 'kadur sol,' and football, and call it 'kadur regel'? Ever have an ump yell out 'achtaah' when the pitch was right down the middle? Well, we did, and we came to love it." (http://reshetramah.org/alumni-reflections/connecticut-reflections/alan-peck/)

Languages of Origin

Modern Hebrew

Etymology

כדור בסיס kaddur basis 'baseball, softball'

Who Uses This

Camp: Jews who attend or work at a Jewish overnight summer camp

Regions

North America

Dictionaries

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