40-ouncer
forty-ounce

Allen's 40-ouncer bucked the Ted Williams-inspired trend of using a light bat for increased bat speed.

According to his obituary published in the New York Times, he played his entire Major League career using only one bat (a 40-ouncer he dubbed "Black Betsy.")

"My colleague David Mulcahey, who is sipping a 40-ouncer at the next desk as I write this, suggests that our audience is largely made up of people who like good writing but feel like they're getting a raw deal at work.