# backstick

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. An illegal shot in which a player strikes the ball with the rounded face of the stick in field hockey.

## Etymology
From back + stick.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/backstick