(1):

(n.) The part of the field farthest from the batsman.

(2):

(n.) Arable land which has been or is being exhausted. See Infield, 1.

(3):

(n.) The part of the field beyond the diamond, or infield. It is occupied by the fielders.

(4):

(n.) A field beyond, or separated from, the inclosed land about the homestead; an uninclosed or unexplored tract. Also used figuratively.