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short⋅stop

  [shawrt-stop]
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–noun
1. Baseball.
a. the position of the player covering the area of the infield between second and third base.
b. a fielder who covers this position.
2. Also called shortstop bath. Photography. stop bath.
Origin:
1835–45, Americanism; short + stop

stop bath

 
–noun Photography.
an acid bath or rinse for stopping the action of a developer before fixing a negative or print.
Also called shortstop, shortstop bath.

Origin:
1915–20
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shortstop  (n.)
1837, from short (adj.) + stop. In cricket, there also is a longstop.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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