first slip

noun

The slip fielding position closest to the wicket keeper

Meanings

nounfirst slip (countable and uncountable, plural first slips)

plural first slips

  1. countableuncountableball gamesThe slip fielding position closest to the wicket keeper
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APA

first slip. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/first%20slip

MLA

“first slip.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/first%20slip. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “first slip,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/first%20slip.

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