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Bible Dictionaries
Backstop
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(1):
(n.) In baseball, a fence, prop. at least 90 feet behind the home base, to stop the balls that pass the catcher; also, the catcher himself.
(2):
(n.) In cricket, the longstop; also, the wicket keeper.
(3):
(n.) In rounders, the player who stands immediately behind the striking base.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Backstop'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/b/backstop.html. 1828.
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Backstop'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/b/backstop.html. 1828.
