square leg
or square-leg
nounCricket.
the position of a fielder on the left of the batsman and almost on the opposite side of the wicket.
the fielder occupying this position.
Origin of square leg
1First recorded in 1850–55
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British Dictionary definitions for square leg
square leg
nouncricket
a fielding position on the on side approximately at right angles to the batsman
a person who fields in this position
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