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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
shortened form, shortening, Shorter, Shorter Catechism, shortfall, short field, short for, short-form, short fuse, short game, shortgrass
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