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A '''Chinaman''' could be mean, literally, a "man from [[China]]'. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'') However, it had an entirely different meaning | A '''Chinaman''' could be mean, literally, a "man from [[China]]'. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'') However, it had an entirely different meaning in the sport of [[cricket]]. In that context it was, as the [[Fifth Doctor]] once explained to [[Turlough]], a "[[off break]] ball bowled by a left-hand at a right-handed [[batsman]]". ([[BFA]]: ''[[Phantasmagoria]]'') | ||
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Revision as of 22:58, 4 March 2012
A Chinaman could be mean, literally, a "man from China'. (DW: The Talons of Weng-Chiang) However, it had an entirely different meaning in the sport of cricket. In that context it was, as the Fifth Doctor once explained to Turlough, a "off break ball bowled by a left-hand at a right-handed batsman". (BFA: Phantasmagoria)
