backstick

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noun

An illegal shot in which a player strikes the ball with the rounded face of the stick in field hockey.

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Meanings

nounbackstick (plural backsticks)

plural backsticks

  1. attributiveoftenfield hockeyAn illegal shot in which a player strikes the ball with the rounded face of the stick in field hockey.

Origin

From back + stick.

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Cite this entry
APA

backstick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backstick

MLA

“backstick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backstick. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “backstick,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backstick.

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