off side

Speech parts

1. off side - Noun

2. off side - Adjective

Meaning

(cricket) The side of the pitch away from the batsman's legs as he takes his stance at the wicket; the right side for a right-handed batsman.

(equestrianism) The right-hand side of a horse.

off-side

Alternative form of offside.

Alternative names

off-side

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Frith, p. 50 Further details adding to the plan came from letters Fender received from Australia in 1932, which described how Australian batsmen were increasingly moving across the stumps towards the off side to play the ball on the on side. Source: Internet

Cashman In the Test matches, Bradman countered bodyline by moving toward the leg side, away from the line of the ball, and cutting it into the vacant off side field. Source: Internet

And Trump’s record on right-to-life issues over the years has been, at best, extremely sketchy, and not infrequently off-side. Source: Internet

Biggleswade’s early keenness to get at them saw the backs stray off-side. Source: Internet

His main attacking weapon is the googly - a delivery that spins from the off side towards leg - baffling batsmen expecting the ball to turn the other way. Source: Internet

Shortly after, Swanson beat an off-side trap on halfway and skipped 50 metres with the ball afoot to seal it for Goulburn to send the players, bench and travelling fans wild. Source: Internet

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