cover point

noun

Cricket. the position and the player stationed near the point.

Lacrosse. the position and the player stationed before the point.

Origin of cover point

First recorded in 1840–50

Words nearby cover point

Coverley, covermount, cover note, cover one's ass, cover one's tracks, cover point, covers, coversed sine, cover-shoulder, cover slip, cover story

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Example sentences from the Web for cover point

Twelve runs had been scored in the first five balls; there had been a possible run out; a catch had been missed at cover-point.
The Lonely Unicorn|Alec Waugh
Cover-point: the person who stops a ball or the act of stopping it.
Tom Brown at Rugby|Thomas Hughes
Some balls he hit to “leg,” and some he cut with terrific force past “cover-point.”
Parkhurst Boys|Talbot Baines Reed
Then the cover-point hitter, that cunning man, goes on to bowl slow twisters.
Tom Brown's School Days|Thomas Hughes

Then the last man came in, and the first thing he did was to send up a nice little dolly catch to Eric at cover-point.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, December 22, 1920|Various

British Dictionary definitions for cover point

cover point

noun

cricket

a fielding position in the covers
a fielder in this position

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单词	cover point
释义	cover point noun Cricket. the position and the player stationed near the point. Lacrosse. the position and the player stationed before the point. Origin of cover point First recorded in 1840–50 Words nearby cover point Coverley, covermount, cover note, cover one's ass, cover one's tracks, cover point, covers, coversed sine, cover-shoulder, cover slip, cover story Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cover point Twelve runs had been scored in the first five balls; there had been a possible run out; a catch had been missed at cover-point. The Lonely Unicorn\|Alec Waugh Cover-point: the person who stops a ball or the act of stopping it. Tom Brown at Rugby\|Thomas Hughes Some balls he hit to “leg,” and some he cut with terrific force past “cover-point.” Parkhurst Boys\|Talbot Baines Reed Then the cover-point hitter, that cunning man, goes on to bowl slow twisters. Tom Brown's School Days\|Thomas Hughes Then the last man came in, and the first thing he did was to send up a nice little dolly catch to Eric at cover-point. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, December 22, 1920\|Various British Dictionary definitions for cover point cover point noun cricket a fielding position in the covers a fielder in this position Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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