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keystone — /kee stohn /, n. 1. the wedge shaped piece at the summit of an arch, regarded as holding the other pieces in place. 2. something on which associated things depend: the keystone of one s philosophy. 3. Also called keystone sack. Baseball Slang.… … Universalium
List of baseball jargon (K) — K= :The traditional abbreviation for a strikeout. A backwards K is often used to denote a called strikeout. Invented by Henry Chadwick by taking the most prominent letter of struck and reinforced by inference of knockout or K.O. That connotation… … Wikipedia
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