What does "backstop" mean?
Backstop: In rounders, the player who stands immediately behind the striking base.
Additional senses
- 2.In cricket, the longstop; also, the wicket keeper.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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