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point

• 1a n. a wedge or tongue of land projecting into a river or lake, especially at a bend.

• 1b n. a similar projection into the prairie (def. 2c).

  See also: prairie (def. 2c)  

• 2 n. one of the markings woven into Hudson's Bay blankets (def. la). See quotes.

  See also: point blanket  

• 3a n. Hist. Lacrosse one of the players playing out in front of the goalie; a defenceman.

  See also: cover-point  

• 3b n. Hist. Hockey one of the defencemen on a seven-man team.

  See also: cover-point  

• 4 n. Hockey See 1964 quote.

• 5 n. Placer Mining See 1913 quote.