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Originally Posted by Casey2296
"Daisy Cutter" as a term was first referenced in 1918 by Jack Wilkinson describing an attack on RAF at Bertangles. "A bomb that seemed to explode before it buried itself in the ground so that bits and pieces flew horizontally in all directions".
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My understanding is that the term was 19th Century Base Ball lingo for a hard hit ground ball that skimmed along the ground.
It's not terribly surprising to learn the term was also used to describe other things, though.