mid wicket off

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noun Cricket.

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Origin of mid wicket off

First recorded in 1840–50

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We had now approached closely to the foot of the mountain-ranges, and their lofty summits were high above us in mid-air.
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A far-off volley rumbled over the plain, and a few birds stirred uneasily among the trees.
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So they often occured mid-paragraph; here they have been moved to a more appropriate place.
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While she flitted into the next room to fetch a stamp, Mrs. Haughstone, her needles arrested in mid-air, looked steadily at Tom.
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