"1. A long-ball hitter; esp., a slugger who hits home runs. '[Shoeless Joe] Jackson and [Happy] Felsch, famous in their day as fence busters' (The New York Times, Oct. 7, 1919). 1ST USE, 1907 (New York Evening Journal, Apr. 8; Edward J. Nichols). Syn. 'fence breaker.' 2. A home run."
Paul Dickson, The Dickson Baseball Dictionary
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