backstopn.

Forms: Also back-stop.

Etymology: back adj., back- comb. form 1b(a).Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈback-stop.

a. Something placed at the back to serve as a barrier; spec. a mound of earth or embankment set up behind a target on a rifle range. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > absence of movement > [noun] > state of cessation of movement > arrest of motion > that which arrests

stay?1523

scotch1639

to put a stopper on1828

stop-piece1840

backstop1851

stop-pin1869

sprag1878

arrester-

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > competitive shooting > [noun] > shooting-range > specific part

stop-butt1864

backstop1946

1851 F. Starr Twenty Years Trav. Life xiii. 143 The remaining shaft..broke off short, and that which when we started was a gig, was now a back stop for horses' heels.

1904 G. F. Goodchild & C. F. Tweney Technol. & Sci. Dict. 37/1 Back stops (Cotton Spinning), buffers, used to prevent the mule carriage from going beyond a certain point during its inward run.

1946 Sports Afield Jan. 55/1 (D.A.) Put up two targets on the backstop for the second barrel practice.

1947 Landfall 1 43 This being the first issue of Landfall, there is no previous survey to provide a convenient back-stop to discussion.

1954 W. Faulkner Fable (1955) 343 The railroad embankment..would serve as a backstop for what bullets neither flesh nor wood absorbed.

b. spec. in Cricket. = long-stop n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > fielding > [noun] > fielding position > specific

bat's end1742

midwicket1744

middle wicket1772

long-stop1773

long field?1801

third man1801

point1816

slip1816

backstop1819

cover1836

long field on1837

short stopc1837

long on1843

middle-on1843

short leg1843

cover-point1846

square leg1849

long off1854

mid-off1865

leg slip1869

mid-on1870

cover-slip1891

box1911

gully1920

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > cricketer > [noun] > fielder > fielders by position

middle wicket1772

long-stop1773

second stop1773

stop1773

long fieldsman1790

long field?1801

third man1801

outscout1805

leg1816

point1816

slip1816

backstop1819

long fielder1835

long leg1835

long field off1837

short leg1843

square leg1849

cover-point1850

long-stopper1851

middle-off1851

cover-slip1854

long off1854

left fielder1860

short square1860

mid-off1865

extra cover (point)1867

deep-fielder1870

mid-on1870

cover1897

leg trap1897

infield1898

deep field1900

slipper1903

slip fieldsman1906

midwicket1909

infieldsman1910

slip-catcher1920

infielder1927

leg slip1956

1819 Suffolk Chron. 31 July 3/2 They were deprived of two of their best bowlers, and a back-stop.

1867 John Lillywhite's Cricketers' Compan. (ed. 23) 120 [He is] an admirable back-stop.

1867 John Lillywhite's Cricketers' Compan. (ed. 23) 127 T. Moore.., back-stop of the eleven.

c. Baseball. A fence behind the catcher to stop the ball; also, the catcher himself or his or her position. U.S.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > baseball player > [noun] > catcher

catcher1855

receiver1888

receiving end1888

backstop1889

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > baseball ground > [noun] > fence behind catcher

backstop1889

1889 Reach's Official Base Ball Guide 142 Backstop must be ninety feet from home base.

1890 H. C. Palmer Stories of Base Ball Field 46 Tom Daly was the greatest catcher..and a careful study of that back-stop's methods behind the bat to-day will help any young catcher.

Derivatives

backstop v. transitive, to support, back up; to supply with necessary additional resources. colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.).

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the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > [verb (transitive)]

lasteOE

i-hentc1225

uphold?c1225

upbeara1300

sustainc1300

understand13..

uplift1338

maintainc1350

supporta1393

underset1395

buttressc1400

supprise1447

bolster1508

stay1526

undershore?a1534

underpropa1535

to hold up by the chin1546

back1548

suborn1548

suffult?c1550

upshore?1567

shoulder1577

upstay1600

underwrite1609

abone1622

crutch1641

float1823

backstop1956

1956 ‘B. Holiday’ & W. Dufty Lady sings Blues xiv. 138 Tony kept my job open. He offered to backstop me with the money I needed.

1967 Electronics 6 Mar. 29 (advt.) We'll backstop your control procedures in our analytical labs.

1968 P. Tamony Americanisms (typescript) No. 21. 2 An invasion of unsavory schmucks..was thrown back and frustrated by Mayor Daley's phalanx of police and National Guardsmen, backstopped by the United States Army.

1977 N.Y. Times 17 June A26/2 The International Monetary Fund can backstop the private system.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	backstop
释义	backstopn. Forms: Also back-stop. Etymology: back adj., back- comb. form 1b(a).Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈback-stop. a. Something placed at the back to serve as a barrier; spec. a mound of earth or embankment set up behind a target on a rifle range. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > absence of movement > [noun] > state of cessation of movement > arrest of motion > that which arrests stay?1523 scotch1639 to put a stopper on1828 stop-piece1840 backstop1851 stop-pin1869 sprag1878 arrester- society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > competitive shooting > [noun] > shooting-range > specific part stop-butt1864 backstop1946 1851 F. Starr Twenty Years Trav. Life xiii. 143 The remaining shaft..broke off short, and that which when we started was a gig, was now a back stop for horses' heels. 1904 G. F. Goodchild & C. F. Tweney Technol. & Sci. Dict. 37/1 Back stops (Cotton Spinning), buffers, used to prevent the mule carriage from going beyond a certain point during its inward run. 1946 Sports Afield Jan. 55/1 (D.A.) Put up two targets on the backstop for the second barrel practice. 1947 Landfall 1 43 This being the first issue of Landfall, there is no previous survey to provide a convenient back-stop to discussion. 1954 W. Faulkner Fable (1955) 343 The railroad embankment..would serve as a backstop for what bullets neither flesh nor wood absorbed. b. spec. in Cricket. = long-stop n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > fielding > [noun] > fielding position > specific bat's end1742 midwicket1744 middle wicket1772 long-stop1773 long field?1801 third man1801 point1816 slip1816 backstop1819 cover1836 long field on1837 short stopc1837 long on1843 middle-on1843 short leg1843 cover-point1846 square leg1849 long off1854 mid-off1865 leg slip1869 mid-on1870 cover-slip1891 box1911 gully1920 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > cricketer > [noun] > fielder > fielders by position middle wicket1772 long-stop1773 second stop1773 stop1773 long fieldsman1790 long field?1801 third man1801 outscout1805 leg1816 point1816 slip1816 backstop1819 long fielder1835 long leg1835 long field off1837 short leg1843 square leg1849 cover-point1850 long-stopper1851 middle-off1851 cover-slip1854 long off1854 left fielder1860 short square1860 mid-off1865 extra cover (point)1867 deep-fielder1870 mid-on1870 cover1897 leg trap1897 infield1898 deep field1900 slipper1903 slip fieldsman1906 midwicket1909 infieldsman1910 slip-catcher1920 infielder1927 leg slip1956 1819 Suffolk Chron. 31 July 3/2 They were deprived of two of their best bowlers, and a back-stop. 1867 John Lillywhite's Cricketers' Compan. (ed. 23) 120 [He is] an admirable back-stop. 1867 John Lillywhite's Cricketers' Compan. (ed. 23) 127 T. Moore.., back-stop of the eleven. c. Baseball. A fence behind the catcher to stop the ball; also, the catcher himself or his or her position. U.S. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > baseball player > [noun] > catcher catcher1855 receiver1888 receiving end1888 backstop1889 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > baseball ground > [noun] > fence behind catcher backstop1889 1889 Reach's Official Base Ball Guide 142 Backstop must be ninety feet from home base. 1890 H. C. Palmer Stories of Base Ball Field 46 Tom Daly was the greatest catcher..and a careful study of that back-stop's methods behind the bat to-day will help any young catcher. Derivatives backstop v. transitive, to support, back up; to supply with necessary additional resources. colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > [verb (transitive)] lasteOE i-hentc1225 uphold?c1225 upbeara1300 sustainc1300 understand13.. uplift1338 maintainc1350 supporta1393 underset1395 buttressc1400 supprise1447 bolster1508 stay1526 stay1526 undershore?a1534 underpropa1535 to hold up by the chin1546 back1548 suborn1548 suffult?c1550 upshore?1567 shoulder1577 upstay1600 underwrite1609 abone1622 crutch1641 float1823 backstop1956 1956 ‘B. Holiday’ & W. Dufty Lady sings Blues xiv. 138 Tony kept my job open. He offered to backstop me with the money I needed. 1967 Electronics 6 Mar. 29 (advt.) We'll backstop your control procedures in our analytical labs. 1968 P. Tamony Americanisms (typescript) No. 21. 2 An invasion of unsavory schmucks..was thrown back and frustrated by Mayor Daley's phalanx of police and National Guardsmen, backstopped by the United States Army. 1977 N.Y. Times 17 June A26/2 The International Monetary Fund can backstop the private system. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1819
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