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cover-point 
1 n. Obs. in ice hockey and lacrosse, one of two defensive players (the other called the point) who take up positions just in front of the goalkeeper; also, the position of this player.
- 1894 See how grandly those cover-points work; each man laboring for his colors like a beaver, always covering the puck, and swiftly and surely returning.
- 1898 The players on each side [of a hockey team] are: a goal keeper, point, cover point and four forwards.
- 1965 The team lined up in a T-formation with two defencemen (called "point" and "coverpoint") in single file in front of the goal, then the rover, then the centre, with wing-men to right and left.
2 n. the position played by this player.
- 1896 The play was very even, and decidedly rough, and it looked as though they were evenly matched when Hartley came from coverpoint and scored in 2 minutes
- 1894 See how grandly those cover-points work; each man laboring for his colors like a beaver, always covering the puck, and swiftly and surely returning.