midwicket

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noun

A fielding position, about 40° forward of square on the leg side, between square leg and mid on.

OriginEnglish wicket ← Middle English mid ← Old English midd →
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Meanings

nounmidwicket (countable and uncountable, plural midwickets)

plural midwickets

  1. countableuncountableball gamesA fielding position, about 40° forward of square on the leg side, between square leg and mid on.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*me
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*médʰi
  4. Proto-Indo-European*médʰyos
  5. Proto-Germanic*midjaz
  6. Proto-West Germanic*midi
  7. Old Englishmidd
  8. Middle Englishmid
  9. Englishmid
  10. Englishmid-
  11. Englishwicket
  12. Englishmidwicket

From mid- + wicket.

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APA

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

MLA

“midwicket.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midwicket. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “midwicket,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midwicket.

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