Word Study
Infield
CIDE DICTIONARY
Infield, v. t.
To inclose, as a field. [1913 Webster]
Infield, n.
- Arable and manured land kept continually under crop; -- distinguished from
outfield . Jamieson. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Infield, n.
1 Cricket a the part of the ground near the wicket. b the fielders stationed there.
2 Baseball a the area between the four bases. b the four fielders stationed on its boundaries.
3 farm land around or near a homestead.
4 a arable land. b land regularly manured and cropped.
1 Cricket a the part of the ground near the wicket. b the fielders stationed there.
2 Baseball a the area between the four bases. b the four fielders stationed on its boundaries.
3 farm land around or near a homestead.
4 a arable land. b land regularly manured and cropped.
Derivative
infielder n. (in sense 2).
THESAURUS
Infield
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