mid off

or mid-off

noun Cricket.

the position of a fielder on the off side of the wicket.

the fielder occupying this position.

Also called mid wicket off.

Origin of mid off

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby mid off

midnight blue, midnight oil, midnight sun, midnoon, mid-ocean ridge, mid off, mid on, midpoint, midrange, midrash, midrib

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Example sentences from the Web for mid off

Again and again its drive over long-off's head has failed to carry the bunker at mid-off.
Once a Week|Alan Alexander Milne
The conversation, very desultory, was syncopated by Jack Cardigan talking about "mid-off."
The Forsyte Saga, Volume III.|John Galsworthy
His partner ran a few steps, saw the ball was in the hands of mid-off, and prepared to walk back to the pavilion.
The Lonely Unicorn|Alec Waugh
He was not, however, proof against the impetuous ardour of mid-off.
The Lonely Unicorn|Alec Waugh

And this the steady man followed up with a quiet two neatly placed between point and mid-off.
The Willoughby Captains|Talbot Baines Reed

British Dictionary definitions for mid off

mid-off

noun cricket

the fielding position on the off side closest to the bowler

a fielder in this position

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	mid off
释义	mid off or mid-off noun Cricket. the position of a fielder on the off side of the wicket. the fielder occupying this position. Also called mid wicket off. Origin of mid off First recorded in 1880–85 Words nearby mid off midnight blue, midnight oil, midnight sun, midnoon, mid-ocean ridge, mid off, mid on, midpoint, midrange, midrash, midrib Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mid off Again and again its drive over long-off's head has failed to carry the bunker at mid-off. Once a Week\|Alan Alexander Milne The conversation, very desultory, was syncopated by Jack Cardigan talking about "mid-off." The Forsyte Saga, Volume III.\|John Galsworthy His partner ran a few steps, saw the ball was in the hands of mid-off, and prepared to walk back to the pavilion. The Lonely Unicorn\|Alec Waugh He was not, however, proof against the impetuous ardour of mid-off. The Lonely Unicorn\|Alec Waugh And this the steady man followed up with a quiet two neatly placed between point and mid-off. The Willoughby Captains\|Talbot Baines Reed British Dictionary definitions for mid off mid-off noun cricket the fielding position on the off side closest to the bowler a fielder in this position Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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