[f. COVER v. + POINT sb.]

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  1.  Cricket. a. A fielder who stands behind, and a little to the bowler’s side of, ‘point,’ to stop and return such balls as are not fielded by the latter. b. His position in the field.

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1850.  ‘Bat,’ Cricketer’s Manual, 45. A good cover-point watches the motions of the batsman.

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1857.  Hughes, Tom Brown, II. viii. Look out now at cover-point.

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1887.  Times, 5 Sept., 9/5. The smart fielding of cover-point.

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  2.  Lacrosse. A player who stands just in front of ‘point,’ with the object of preventing the ball from coming near the goal.

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