The Collaborative International Dictionary
ball-hawking
ball-hawking \ball-hawking\ adj. (Baseball or basketball or football) skilled in stealing the ball or robbing a batter of a hit; -- used of a Baseball or basketball or football player. a ball-hawking center fielder [WordNet 1.5] ||
Wiktionary
ball-hawking
n. (context sports English) An act of catching or obtaining possession of the ball in a skilful manner; the action of a ball hawk.
WordNet
ball-hawking
adj. used of a player skilled in stealing the ball or robbing a batter of a hit; "a ball-hawking center fielder"