long-stopn.

Brit.

/ˈlɒŋstɒp/, U.S.

/ˈlɔŋˌstɑp/,

/ˈlɑŋˌstɑp/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: long adj.¹, stop n.²

Etymology: < long adj.¹ + stop n.²

1. Cricket. A fielding position some distance behind the wicketkeeper; (also) a fielder occupying this position. Cf. backstop n. b.Since the late nineteenth cent. a fielder has seldom been positioned at long-stop in cricket played at professional or proficient amateur level.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > fielding > [noun] > fielding position > specific

bat's end1742

midwicket1744

middle wicket1772

long-stop1773

long field?1801

third man1801

point1816

slip1816

backstop1819

cover1836

long field on1837

short stopc1837

long on1843

middle-on1843

short leg1843

cover-point1846

square leg1849

long off1854

mid-off1865

leg slip1869

mid-on1870

cover-slip1891

box1911

gully1920

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > cricketer > [noun] > fielder > fielders by position

middle wicket1772

long-stop1773

second stop1773

stop1773

long fieldsman1790

long field?1801

third man1801

outscout1805

leg1816

point1816

slip1816

backstop1819

long fielder1835

long leg1835

long field off1837

short leg1843

square leg1849

cover-point1850

long-stopper1851

middle-off1851

cover-slip1854

long off1854

left fielder1860

short square1860

mid-off1865

extra cover (point)1867

deep-fielder1870

mid-on1870

cover1897

leg trap1897

infield1898

deep field1900

slipper1903

slip fieldsman1906

midwicket1909

infieldsman1910

slip-catcher1920

infielder1927

leg slip1956

1773 R. Cotton Cricket Song in Canterbury Jrnl. 5 Oct. I had almost forgot (they deserve a large bumper) Little George the long Stop, and Tom Suter, the Stumper.

1793 F. Reynolds How to grow Rich iii. i. 30 I was long-stop—famous as a long-stop, Ma'am.

1832 P. Egan Bk. Sports 350/1 He was placed for a long stop, but, in pursuing the ball, he frequently tumbled, and rolled about like a sick elephant.

1884 James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Ann. ii. iii. 103 Reliable long-stop and very smart in the long-field.

1901 Badminton Mag. May 541 Then a wicket-keeper simply kept wicket, and did not, as now, have to act as a longstop as well.

1938 E. L. Woodward Age of Reform iv. vi. 604 Cricket in the first half of the [nineteenth] century was a rough and often violent game, played on grounds which made the long-stop the most important man in the field.

2010 M. Knox Captains i. 6 A South Melbourne teammate had complained of having nothing to do at long-stop behind Blackham, and moved to fine leg.

2. figurative. Chiefly British. A last resort.In quot. 1949 as part of an extended metaphor.

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the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > recourse > [noun] > that to which one has recourse > last resort

last resorta1586

rendezvous1600

pis aller1676

ultima ratio1848

long-stop1949

1949 Economica 16 145 This..implied acting not as wicket-keeper but as long stop. For the most part, Palmer held that the functions of a Central Bank were passive ones; it was only when an emergency developed that its responsibility as the lender of last resort required it to take an active rôle.

1957 Listener 5 Sept. 349/1 Like all sorts of longstop laws we keep on the statute-book, but hardly ever use.

1986 J. E. Bradley Pop. Politics & Amer. Revol. in Eng. ii. 42 The Lords could be trusted to serve as a ‘longstop’ and dispose of the unwanted document.

2000 R. Zimmerman Compar. Found. European Law Set-off & Prescription (2004) iii. 100 The ‘long negative prescription’..effectively acts as a long-stop.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

long-stopv.

Brit.

/ˈlɒŋstɒp/, U.S.

/ˈlɔŋˌstɑp/,

/ˈlɑŋˌstɑp/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: long-stop n.

Etymology: < long-stop n. Compare slightly earlier long-stopping n.

Cricket. Now chiefly historical.

intransitive. To field at long-stop.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > fielding > field [verb (intransitive)] > field at specific position

to stop behind1831

long-stop1842

outfield1862

point1862

1842 Bradford Observer 11 Aug. 5/3 Ingle long-stopped and fielded most gloriously.

1888 Literary News Oct. 294/2 Mr. Lyttelton very truthfully remarks that long-stopping on Lord's ground in 1861 and 1862 was no laughing matter.

1904 R. S. Holmes Hist. Yorks. County Cricket x. 121 A man long-stopping to his underhand ‘expresses’ with the help of a coat.

1955 Times 12 May 14/2 He learned fielding by long stopping to a fast and erratic bowler on a bumpy pitch.

2008 Irish Times (Nexis) 24 June 15 In 1825, a Mr Little Dench of Brighton, when long-stopping to George Brown, the fast bowler, protected himself by using a sack of straw fastened to his chest.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	long-stop
释义	long-stopn. Brit. /ˈlɒŋstɒp/, U.S. /ˈlɔŋˌstɑp/, /ˈlɑŋˌstɑp/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: long adj.¹, stop n.² Etymology: < long adj.¹ + stop n.² 1. Cricket. A fielding position some distance behind the wicketkeeper; (also) a fielder occupying this position. Cf. backstop n. b.Since the late nineteenth cent. a fielder has seldom been positioned at long-stop in cricket played at professional or proficient amateur level. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > fielding > [noun] > fielding position > specific bat's end1742 midwicket1744 middle wicket1772 long-stop1773 long field?1801 third man1801 point1816 slip1816 backstop1819 cover1836 long field on1837 short stopc1837 long on1843 middle-on1843 short leg1843 cover-point1846 square leg1849 long off1854 mid-off1865 leg slip1869 mid-on1870 cover-slip1891 box1911 gully1920 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > cricketer > [noun] > fielder > fielders by position middle wicket1772 long-stop1773 second stop1773 stop1773 long fieldsman1790 long field?1801 third man1801 outscout1805 leg1816 point1816 slip1816 backstop1819 long fielder1835 long leg1835 long field off1837 short leg1843 square leg1849 cover-point1850 long-stopper1851 middle-off1851 cover-slip1854 long off1854 left fielder1860 short square1860 mid-off1865 extra cover (point)1867 deep-fielder1870 mid-on1870 cover1897 leg trap1897 infield1898 deep field1900 slipper1903 slip fieldsman1906 midwicket1909 infieldsman1910 slip-catcher1920 infielder1927 leg slip1956 1773 R. Cotton Cricket Song in Canterbury Jrnl. 5 Oct. I had almost forgot (they deserve a large bumper) Little George the long Stop, and Tom Suter, the Stumper. 1793 F. Reynolds How to grow Rich iii. i. 30 I was long-stop—famous as a long-stop, Ma'am. 1832 P. Egan Bk. Sports 350/1 He was placed for a long stop, but, in pursuing the ball, he frequently tumbled, and rolled about like a sick elephant. 1884 James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Ann. ii. iii. 103 Reliable long-stop and very smart in the long-field. 1901 Badminton Mag. May 541 Then a wicket-keeper simply kept wicket, and did not, as now, have to act as a longstop as well. 1938 E. L. Woodward Age of Reform iv. vi. 604 Cricket in the first half of the [nineteenth] century was a rough and often violent game, played on grounds which made the long-stop the most important man in the field. 2010 M. Knox Captains i. 6 A South Melbourne teammate had complained of having nothing to do at long-stop behind Blackham, and moved to fine leg. 2. figurative. Chiefly British. A last resort.In quot. 1949 as part of an extended metaphor. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > recourse > [noun] > that to which one has recourse > last resort last resorta1586 rendezvous1600 pis aller1676 ultima ratio1848 long-stop1949 1949 Economica 16 145 This..implied acting not as wicket-keeper but as long stop. For the most part, Palmer held that the functions of a Central Bank were passive ones; it was only when an emergency developed that its responsibility as the lender of last resort required it to take an active rôle. 1957 Listener 5 Sept. 349/1 Like all sorts of longstop laws we keep on the statute-book, but hardly ever use. 1986 J. E. Bradley Pop. Politics & Amer. Revol. in Eng. ii. 42 The Lords could be trusted to serve as a ‘longstop’ and dispose of the unwanted document. 2000 R. Zimmerman Compar. Found. European Law Set-off & Prescription (2004) iii. 100 The ‘long negative prescription’..effectively acts as a long-stop. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). long-stopv. Brit. /ˈlɒŋstɒp/, U.S. /ˈlɔŋˌstɑp/, /ˈlɑŋˌstɑp/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: long-stop n. Etymology: < long-stop n. Compare slightly earlier long-stopping n. Cricket. Now chiefly historical. intransitive. To field at long-stop. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > fielding > field [verb (intransitive)] > field at specific position to stop behind1831 long-stop1842 outfield1862 point1862 1842 Bradford Observer 11 Aug. 5/3 Ingle long-stopped and fielded most gloriously. 1888 Literary News Oct. 294/2 Mr. Lyttelton very truthfully remarks that long-stopping on Lord's ground in 1861 and 1862 was no laughing matter. 1904 R. S. Holmes Hist. Yorks. County Cricket x. 121 A man long-stopping to his underhand ‘expresses’ with the help of a coat. 1955 Times 12 May 14/2 He learned fielding by long stopping to a fast and erratic bowler on a bumpy pitch. 2008 Irish Times (Nexis) 24 June 15 In 1825, a Mr Little Dench of Brighton, when long-stopping to George Brown, the fast bowler, protected himself by using a sack of straw fastened to his chest. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1773v.1842
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