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first slip

first slip noun: the slip fielding position closest to the wicket keeper.

Noun

first slip (countable and uncountable, plural first slips)

  1. The slip fielding position closest to the wicket keeper

Forms of first slip

pluralfirst slips

Questions about first slip

What does first slip mean?
First slip means the slip fielding position closest to the wicket keeper.
What part of speech is first slip?
First slip is a noun.
What is the plural of first slip?
The plural of first slip is first slips.

Words near first slip in the dictionary

  1. first sessions
  2. first shift
  3. first shifts
  4. first sleep
  5. first sleeps
  6. first slip
  7. first slips
  8. First Son
  9. First Sons
  10. First Spouse
  11. First State

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