outfieldn.

Brit.

/ˈaʊtfiːld/, U.S.

/ˈaʊtˌfild/, Scottish English

/ˈʌʊtfild/

Forms: see out- prefix and field n.¹; also Scottish pre-1700 out feidle (transmission error).

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: out- prefix, field n.¹

Etymology: < out- prefix + field n.¹

Originally Scottish.

a. The outlying land of a farm; (Scottish and English regional (northern)) the outlying land which is either unenclosed and uncultivated moorland or pasture, or that has been occasionally cropped without being manured. Frequently used attributively, as in outfield (and) infield system (also infield/outfield system): see infield n. Now chiefly historical.

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the world > food and drink > farming > farm > farmland > [noun] > outlying or inlying land

inland1473

outfield1542

infield1733

home ground1750

back forty1936

the world > food and drink > farming > farm > farmland > [adjective] > inlying or outlying land

in-town1538

infield corn1606

outfield1823

1542 in C. Rogers Rental Bk. Cupar-Angus (1880) II. 203 Outfeild land.

1568 in G. Donaldson Reg. Secreti Sigilli Regum Scotorum (1963) VI. 39/2 The thrid pece of kirkland foirsaid quhilk is merchit about the outfeild of Lochend.

1637 S. Rutherford Lett. (1863) I. 361 I know that it is not my home nor my Father's house: it is but..the outer close of His house, His outfields and muir-ground.

1674 Forbes Baron Court Bk. in Publ. Sc. Hist. Soc. (1919) 2nd Ser. 19 297 That..they doe not raiff thair ky in out feidle.

1733 P. Lindsay Interest Scotl. 37 The unfrugal Practice of Outfield and Infield would be at an End.

1762 A. Dickson Treat. Agric. i. xiii. 101 The arable land in Scotland is divided into infield and outfield. The infield is the land upon which, from time immemorial, the whole dung made in the farm has been laid.

1812 J. Sinclair Acct. Syst. Husbandry Scotl. i. 315 His land is..originally all outfield, being mostly covered with whins and heath not many years ago.

1823 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 14 189 Ropes..thrown over all the outfield hay ricks.

1861 S. Smiles Lives Engineers II. 94 The chief part of each farm consisted of ‘out-field’ or unenclosed land, no better than moorland.

1927 J. Buchan Witch Wood iv Cattle..soon turned both outfield and infield into a miry wilderness.

1992 M. Aston Interpreting Landscape (BNC) 72 [By the thirteenth century] a new field system of three fields..replaced the infield/outfield system [in Yorkshire].

b. An outlying field.

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the world > food and drink > farming > farm > farmland > [noun] > enclosed land or field > infield or outfield

townland1509

outfield1676

infield1733

infold1861

outfold1861

1676 in J. H. Trumbull Public Rec. Colony of Connecticut (1852) II. 464 Thirty men to be a Guard while we gather in your harvest from your out-fields.

1775 J. Adair Hist. Amer. Indians 406 The chief part of the Indians begin to plant their out-fields, when the wild fruit is so ripe, as to draw off the birds from picking up the grain.

1992 J. MacKenna Unclouded Days in Fallen 8 I was sent out to one of the outfields to fix up the laths on a shed.

†2. In extended use. An outlying place or realm. Obsolete.

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the world > space > distance > distance or farness > [noun] > that which is distant > a remote part

outlay1563

outliggand1587

outfield1637

outlier1885

1637 S. Rutherford Let. 13 Sept. (1848) cclxii. 521 We children think the earth a fair garden, but it is but God's out-field, and wild, cold barren ground.

?a1850 S. Miller Serm. in Mem. (1883) iv. 99 We would ‘go forth’ in more than human might against the outfield masses festering in our midst.

1851 R. C. Trench Study of Words vi. 174 The enclosure of a certain district..from the great outfield of thought or fact.

1858 R. C. Trench On Authorized Vers. N.T. (1859) 22 Words are enclosures from the great outfield of meaning.

a. Cricket. The outer part of the field furthest from the wicket. Also figurative.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > characteristics of team ball games > [noun] > parts of playing area

outfield1851

goal line1862

centreline1863

goalside1865

territory1867

goalmouth1871

box1881

half1888

goal area1902

penalty area1905

orchard1913

penalty box1914

area1925

D1927

keyhole1936

penalty spot1937

six-yard box1954

1851 W. Clarke Pract. Hints Cricket in W. Bolland Cricket Notes 136 If you are in the out field, and the batsman is on the alert, he will steal a run.

1895 Daily News 5 Feb. 3/5 The rest of the wickets fell for catches, most of them in the out-field, and the innings closed for 72.

1904 Daily Chron. 20 July 7/2 As he did not quite get to the ball, he ballooned it to Garnett in the out-field, who brought off a well-judged catch.

1971 Times 16 Feb. 7/6 The groundsman at the cricket ground here has been mowing the out~field.

1975 Cricketer May 19/1 When they batted the opening pair put on 85 in the first 20 overs, a splendid rate on an extremely wet outfield.

1976 P. Harcourt Dance for Diplomats ii. 15 We taxied around the runways..and came to a stop somewhere in the out-field.

1977 ‘J. le Carré’ Honourable Schoolboy iii. 58 Martindale..in the Whitehall outfield lived in a state of primaeval innocence about the reality of Smiley's world.

1991 G. Cotter Eng. v. West Indies (BNC) 285 Gower put West Indies in and watched them score 249 in 46 overs, thanks in part to a very fast outfield.

b. Baseball. The part of the field beyond the diamond.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > baseball ground > [noun] > ground where fielders stand

field1848

short field1856

left field1857

right field1857

infield1867

outfield1868

1868 H. Chadwick Game of Baseball 73 The Irvingtons..placed the substitute in the out-field.

1948 Denison (Texas) Herald 2 July 12/3 Have you ever played the outfield?

1976 Billings (Montana) Gaz. 16 June 1- c/3 Playing both first base and the outfield, Rudi was regarded as one of the most valuable players in the league every season from 1970–75.

1990 S. Dybek Coast of Chicago 37 The guys from the other outfield positions had trotted over.

c. Association Football. The area of the pitch away from the goals, or from the opposition's goal. Now chiefly as a modifier, designating a player other than a goalkeeper.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > characteristics of team ball games > [noun] > parts of playing area

outfield1851

goal line1862

centreline1863

goalside1865

territory1867

goalmouth1871

box1881

half1888

goal area1902

penalty area1905

orchard1913

penalty box1914

area1925

D1927

keyhole1936

penalty spot1937

six-yard box1954

1885 Evening Tel. (Dundee) 22 Dec. (2nd ed.) The latter was too well looked after in the outfield to be so effective as usual, but he fully atoned for any shortcomings by the excellent shots.

1910 Courier & Argus (Dundee) 18 Nov. 6/1 The play of the Fifers in the outfield is all that could be desired, but when it comes to shooting they are entirely out of it.

1967 Daily Mail 5 Dec. 12/7 The question of match substitutes has still to be settled... Russia would prefer three, two outfield players and a goalkeeper.

1993 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 2 Jan. 20 We have been the better team in the outfield against them this season but have been behind twice and won only by 2-1 each time.

2016 Aberdeen Evening Express (Nexis) 1 Sept. 38 (heading) Ambitious young outfield talents help make Dons ready to advance.

a. Cricket. A fielder occupying the outfield (now rare); = outfielder n.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > characteristics of team ball games > [noun] > players or positions

wing-back1734

goalkeeper1789

outfielder1855

quarter1857

centre fielder1865

outfield1867

quarterback1867

right1867

centre1868

left wing1871

left-back1873

left half-back1873

centre forward1874

left-centre1877

right-centre1877

centre back1878

centre half-back1879

forward1879

back1880

right wing1880

right half-back1881

goaltender1882

right-winger1882

wing1882

centre half1884

left winger1884

inside1886

half1887

custodian1888

left half1888

midfielder1888

left wing1889

right half1889

centreman1890

midfield1890

outside right1890

outfieldsman1891

goalie1894

winger1896

infield1897

inside forward1897

inside right1897

outside forward1897

outside1898

outside left1900

rearguard1904

pivot1911

wing-man1942

keeper1957

link1958

linkman1963

midfield1976

1867 John Lillywhite's Cricketers' Compan. (ed. 23) 160 [He is] a fine out-field.

1894 Westm. Gaz. 18 Dec. 7/2 He is a good out-field.

1910 Blackwood's Mag. Jan. 93/2 Tyldesly..ten years ago was one of the finest out~fields imaginable.

1956 People 13 May 13/3 Cliff is an attractive all-round cricketer and an especially good long-throwing fast-moving outfield.

b. Baseball. The outfield players collectively.

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1867 H. Chadwick Base Ball Player's Bk. Reference 138 The Out-Field—The out-fielders are the left centre and right-field positions.

1948 Daily Ardmoreite (Ardmore, Okla.) 30 Mar. 6/4 If the Boston Braves win.., they will do it without an outfield which is particularly strong defensively.

1990 Sporting News Baseball Yearbk. Mar. 82/3 The Philadelphia outfield features a wealth of lefthanded hitters.

c. Association Football. The players other than the goalkeeper, collectively.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > football > [noun] > player > types of

dribbler1868

goalkicker1871

goal kick1875

punter1887

place-kicker1890

sidestepper1891

place-kick1896

non-import1964

wantaway1993

water carrier1993

code-hopper1998

galactico2003

1988 Times 23 June 46/5 The name of only one member of their outfield, Zavarov, is blameless.

2004 Independent (Nexis) 14 Jan. 28 I am looking to bring in another keeper, and I am also looking to strengthen the outfield to a considerable degree.

2020 @talkSPORT 10 Feb. in twitter.com (accessed 1 Apr.) I don't think keepers get enough praise or criticism... I don't think they get enough coaching compared to the outfield.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2022).

单词	outfield
释义	outfieldn. Brit. /ˈaʊtfiːld/, U.S. /ˈaʊtˌfild/, Scottish English /ˈʌʊtfild/ Forms: see out- prefix and field n.¹; also Scottish pre-1700 out feidle (transmission error). Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: out- prefix, field n.¹ Etymology: < out- prefix + field n.¹ Originally Scottish. 1. a. The outlying land of a farm; (Scottish and English regional (northern)) the outlying land which is either unenclosed and uncultivated moorland or pasture, or that has been occasionally cropped without being manured. Frequently used attributively, as in outfield (and) infield system (also infield/outfield system): see infield n. Now chiefly historical. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > farm > farmland > [noun] > outlying or inlying land inland1473 outfield1542 infield1733 home ground1750 back forty1936 the world > food and drink > farming > farm > farmland > [adjective] > inlying or outlying land in-town1538 infield corn1606 outfield1823 1542 in C. Rogers Rental Bk. Cupar-Angus (1880) II. 203 Outfeild land. 1568 in G. Donaldson Reg. Secreti Sigilli Regum Scotorum (1963) VI. 39/2 The thrid pece of kirkland foirsaid quhilk is merchit about the outfeild of Lochend. 1637 S. Rutherford Lett. (1863) I. 361 I know that it is not my home nor my Father's house: it is but..the outer close of His house, His outfields and muir-ground. 1674 Forbes Baron Court Bk. in Publ. Sc. Hist. Soc. (1919) 2nd Ser. 19 297 That..they doe not raiff thair ky in out feidle. 1733 P. Lindsay Interest Scotl. 37 The unfrugal Practice of Outfield and Infield would be at an End. 1762 A. Dickson Treat. Agric. i. xiii. 101 The arable land in Scotland is divided into infield and outfield. The infield is the land upon which, from time immemorial, the whole dung made in the farm has been laid. 1812 J. Sinclair Acct. Syst. Husbandry Scotl. i. 315 His land is..originally all outfield, being mostly covered with whins and heath not many years ago. 1823 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 14 189 Ropes..thrown over all the outfield hay ricks. 1861 S. Smiles Lives Engineers II. 94 The chief part of each farm consisted of ‘out-field’ or unenclosed land, no better than moorland. 1927 J. Buchan Witch Wood iv Cattle..soon turned both outfield and infield into a miry wilderness. 1992 M. Aston Interpreting Landscape (BNC) 72 [By the thirteenth century] a new field system of three fields..replaced the infield/outfield system [in Yorkshire]. b. An outlying field. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > farm > farmland > [noun] > enclosed land or field > infield or outfield townland1509 outfield1676 infield1733 infold1861 outfold1861 1676 in J. H. Trumbull Public Rec. Colony of Connecticut (1852) II. 464 Thirty men to be a Guard while we gather in your harvest from your out-fields. 1775 J. Adair Hist. Amer. Indians 406 The chief part of the Indians begin to plant their out-fields, when the wild fruit is so ripe, as to draw off the birds from picking up the grain. 1992 J. MacKenna Unclouded Days in Fallen 8 I was sent out to one of the outfields to fix up the laths on a shed. †2. In extended use. An outlying place or realm. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > distance or farness > [noun] > that which is distant > a remote part outlay1563 outliggand1587 outfield1637 outlier1885 1637 S. Rutherford Let. 13 Sept. (1848) cclxii. 521 We children think the earth a fair garden, but it is but God's out-field, and wild, cold barren ground. ?a1850 S. Miller Serm. in Mem. (1883) iv. 99 We would ‘go forth’ in more than human might against the outfield masses festering in our midst. 1851 R. C. Trench Study of Words vi. 174 The enclosure of a certain district..from the great outfield of thought or fact. 1858 R. C. Trench On Authorized Vers. N.T. (1859) 22 Words are enclosures from the great outfield of meaning. 3. a. Cricket. The outer part of the field furthest from the wicket. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > characteristics of team ball games > [noun] > parts of playing area outfield1851 goal line1862 centreline1863 goalside1865 territory1867 goalmouth1871 box1881 half1888 goal area1902 penalty area1905 orchard1913 penalty box1914 area1925 D1927 keyhole1936 penalty spot1937 six-yard box1954 1851 W. Clarke Pract. Hints Cricket in W. Bolland Cricket Notes 136 If you are in the out field, and the batsman is on the alert, he will steal a run. 1895 Daily News 5 Feb. 3/5 The rest of the wickets fell for catches, most of them in the out-field, and the innings closed for 72. 1904 Daily Chron. 20 July 7/2 As he did not quite get to the ball, he ballooned it to Garnett in the out-field, who brought off a well-judged catch. 1971 Times 16 Feb. 7/6 The groundsman at the cricket ground here has been mowing the out~field. 1975 Cricketer May 19/1 When they batted the opening pair put on 85 in the first 20 overs, a splendid rate on an extremely wet outfield. 1976 P. Harcourt Dance for Diplomats ii. 15 We taxied around the runways..and came to a stop somewhere in the out-field. 1977 ‘J. le Carré’ Honourable Schoolboy iii. 58 Martindale..in the Whitehall outfield lived in a state of primaeval innocence about the reality of Smiley's world. 1991 G. Cotter Eng. v. West Indies (BNC) 285 Gower put West Indies in and watched them score 249 in 46 overs, thanks in part to a very fast outfield. b. Baseball. The part of the field beyond the diamond. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > baseball ground > [noun] > ground where fielders stand field1848 short field1856 left field1857 right field1857 infield1867 outfield1868 1868 H. Chadwick Game of Baseball 73 The Irvingtons..placed the substitute in the out-field. 1948 Denison (Texas) Herald 2 July 12/3 Have you ever played the outfield? 1976 Billings (Montana) Gaz. 16 June 1- c/3 Playing both first base and the outfield, Rudi was regarded as one of the most valuable players in the league every season from 1970–75. 1990 S. Dybek Coast of Chicago 37 The guys from the other outfield positions had trotted over. c. Association Football. The area of the pitch away from the goals, or from the opposition's goal. Now chiefly as a modifier, designating a player other than a goalkeeper. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > characteristics of team ball games > [noun] > parts of playing area outfield1851 goal line1862 centreline1863 goalside1865 territory1867 goalmouth1871 box1881 half1888 goal area1902 penalty area1905 orchard1913 penalty box1914 area1925 D1927 keyhole1936 penalty spot1937 six-yard box1954 1885 Evening Tel. (Dundee) 22 Dec. (2nd ed.) The latter was too well looked after in the outfield to be so effective as usual, but he fully atoned for any shortcomings by the excellent shots. 1910 Courier & Argus (Dundee) 18 Nov. 6/1 The play of the Fifers in the outfield is all that could be desired, but when it comes to shooting they are entirely out of it. 1967 Daily Mail 5 Dec. 12/7 The question of match substitutes has still to be settled... Russia would prefer three, two outfield players and a goalkeeper. 1993 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 2 Jan. 20 We have been the better team in the outfield against them this season but have been behind twice and won only by 2-1 each time. 2016 Aberdeen Evening Express (Nexis) 1 Sept. 38 (heading) Ambitious young outfield talents help make Dons ready to advance. 4. a. Cricket. A fielder occupying the outfield (now rare); = outfielder n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > characteristics of team ball games > [noun] > players or positions wing-back1734 goalkeeper1789 outfielder1855 quarter1857 centre fielder1865 outfield1867 quarterback1867 right1867 centre1868 left wing1871 left-back1873 left half-back1873 centre forward1874 left-centre1877 right-centre1877 centre back1878 centre half-back1879 forward1879 back1880 right wing1880 right half-back1881 goaltender1882 right-winger1882 wing1882 centre half1884 left winger1884 inside1886 half1887 custodian1888 left half1888 midfielder1888 left wing1889 right half1889 centreman1890 midfield1890 outside right1890 outfieldsman1891 goalie1894 winger1896 infield1897 inside forward1897 inside right1897 outside forward1897 outside1898 outside left1900 rearguard1904 pivot1911 wing-man1942 keeper1957 link1958 linkman1963 midfield1976 1867 John Lillywhite's Cricketers' Compan. (ed. 23) 160 [He is] a fine out-field. 1894 Westm. Gaz. 18 Dec. 7/2 He is a good out-field. 1910 Blackwood's Mag. Jan. 93/2 Tyldesly..ten years ago was one of the finest out~fields imaginable. 1956 People 13 May 13/3 Cliff is an attractive all-round cricketer and an especially good long-throwing fast-moving outfield. b. Baseball. The outfield players collectively. ΚΠ 1867 H. Chadwick Base Ball Player's Bk. Reference 138 The Out-Field—The out-fielders are the left centre and right-field positions. 1948 Daily Ardmoreite (Ardmore, Okla.) 30 Mar. 6/4 If the Boston Braves win.., they will do it without an outfield which is particularly strong defensively. 1990 Sporting News Baseball Yearbk. Mar. 82/3 The Philadelphia outfield features a wealth of lefthanded hitters. c. Association Football. The players other than the goalkeeper, collectively. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > football > [noun] > player > types of dribbler1868 goalkicker1871 goal kick1875 punter1887 place-kicker1890 sidestepper1891 place-kick1896 non-import1964 wantaway1993 water carrier1993 code-hopper1998 galactico2003 1988 Times 23 June 46/5 The name of only one member of their outfield, Zavarov, is blameless. 2004 Independent (Nexis) 14 Jan. 28 I am looking to bring in another keeper, and I am also looking to strengthen the outfield to a considerable degree. 2020 @talkSPORT 10 Feb. in twitter.com (accessed 1 Apr.) I don't think keepers get enough praise or criticism... I don't think they get enough coaching compared to the outfield. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2022). † outfieldv.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: outfield n. Etymology: < outfield n. Compare outfielder n., outfielding n. Cricket. Obsolete. rare. intransitive. To field in the outfield. 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 1862 Baily's Monthly Mag. Aug. 85 The Surrey people..selecting..an F. Lee, a Daniel, and an E. B. Rowley to out-field. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2019). > see also also refers to : out-fieldv.² < n.1542v.¹1862 see also
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