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short·stop
/
ˈʃɔrtˌstɒp
/
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[
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
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shortstop
(ˈʃɔːtˌstɒp)
—
n
baseball
a. the fielding position to the left of second base viewed from home plate
b. the player at this position
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
shortstop
1837, from
short
(adj.) +
stop
. In cricket, there also is a longstop.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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