Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In cricket: That fielder in the part of the field behind the wicket, and to the off side, who is nearest to the wicket-keeper.
- noun The position of such a player in the field.
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Examples
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Encouraged by this success, he ran half across the ground to the next one, missed it, and would have been stumped under ordinary circumstances, but the ball, instead of going to the wicket-keeper, shunted off at a sort of junction, and proceeded to short-slip.
The Idler Magazine, Volume III, June 1893 An Illustrated Monthly Various
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"What's the matter, old man?" asked our Captain, who was fielding at short-slip.
The Idler Magazine, Volume III, June 1893 An Illustrated Monthly Various
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The same misfortune has attended me at short-slip; it should have been a wicket, it was a black eye, or the loss of a tooth or two, as might happen.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 102, February 27, 1892 Various
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He had three shots -- a cut, a slash shot past cover, and a drive that landed the ball anywhere from mid-wicket to over short-slip.
The Loom of Youth Alec Waugh 1939
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