Hypertext Webster Gateway: "fielding"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Field \Field\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fielded}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Fielding}.]
1. To take the field. [Obs.] --Spenser.
2. (Ball Playing) To stand out in the field, ready to catch,
stop, or throw the ball.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Fielding \Field"ing\, n. (Ball Playing)
The act of playing as a fielder.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
fielding
n 1: (in baseball) handling the ball while playing in the field
2: English novelist and dramatist (1707-1754) [syn: {Fielding},
{Henry Fielding}]
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