[Ads-l] Antedating of "Outfield"

Shapiro, Fred fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU
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outfield (OED, 3.b., 1868)

1863 Brooklyn Daily Eagle 1 Sept. 3/4 (Newspapers.com)  Neither clubs played up to their mark ... the fielding of Joe Oliver being the only exception in the out field.

Fred Shapiro

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