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broken fields

broken fields is the plural of broken field.

Meaning of broken field

Noun

broken field (plural broken fields)

  1. A field in which there are defensive players from the other team between the player who has the ball and the goal.
    • Quarter-backs this year who have gained considerable notice are Fallis of Haskell Indians and Pooler of Kansas University, they both being very good in a broken field.1905, Spalding's Official Foot Ball Guide, page 169
  2. A field that has been plowed.
    • The birds are gregarious even during the nesting season, and in spring and summer seem to be equally busy “ ploughing up ” the earth in the already broken field with their long, crowlike bills; naturally such action creates trouble with the farmer, but on the whole, an examination of the...1906, Ferdinand Schuyler Mathews, Field Book of Wild Birds and Their Music, page 72

Questions about broken fields

What is broken fields the plural of?
Broken fields is the plural of broken field.

Words near broken fields in the dictionary

  1. broken down to brass tacks
  2. broken edge
  3. broken even
  4. broken fast
  5. broken field
  6. broken fields
  7. broken free
  8. broken from
  9. broken gates
  10. Broken Glass Republican
  11. Broken Glass Republicans

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