The area alongside or near a cover, especially in cricket or fieldwork contexts.
Combines 'cover' (from Old French 'covrir') with 'side' (Old English 'sid' meaning the lateral part or edge). Likely specific to cricket terminology where fielding positions have geographic names.
Cricket has its own special vocabulary for field positions like 'silly mid-on,' 'long leg,' and 'fine leg'—these colorful names make cricket seem like it's played in a magical landscape with weird geography!
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