yorker

noun1

1. •
   A ball bowled so as to bounce at or near the batsman's popping crease.

   • He bowled forty-seven toe crushing yorkers that resulted in the wickets of 6 batsmen.

noun2

1. •
   Someone from York, England.
2. •
   (historical) An inhabitant of Vermont who took the position that Vermont was by rights a part of the state of New York during the dispute over the status of Vermont in the 1770s and 1780s.