BACKSTOPPED
Verb
backstopped
simple past tense and past participle of backstop
Source: Wiktionary
BACKSTOP
Back"stop`, n.
1. In baseball, a fence, prop. at least 90 feet behind the home base, to stop the balls that pass the catcher; also, the catcher himself.
2. In rounders, the player who stands immediately behind the striking base.
3. In cricket, the longstop; also, the wicket keeper.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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