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second slip

second slip noun: the fielding position between first slip and third slip.

Noun

second slip (countable and uncountable, plural second slips)

  1. The fielding position between first slip and third slip.
    • He positioned his top batsman and brilliant catcher at second slip.

Forms of second slip

pluralsecond slips

Questions about second slip

What does second slip mean?
Second slip means the fielding position between first slip and third slip.
What part of speech is second slip?
Second slip is a noun.
What is the plural of second slip?
The plural of second slip is second slips.

Words near second slip in the dictionary

  1. second shifts
  2. second sight
  3. second skin
  4. second sleep
  5. second sleeps
  6. second slip
  7. second slips
  8. second sound
  9. second source
  10. second sources
  11. Second Spanish Republic

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