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short field

noun Baseball.

the area of the infield between third base and second, covered by the shortstop.

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Origin of short field

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60

Words nearby short field

short covering, short cut, short division, short elevator muscle of rib, short end of the stick, the, short field, short for, short fuse, short game, short gastric vein, short gyrus of insula
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