n. the behaviour exhibited in playing sports, either good or bad
n. the good attitude/behaviour displayed by players of a game; fairness, determination, winning or losing gracefully
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The practice of sportsmen; skill in field sports.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The practice or art of sportsmen; skill in field-sports.
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n. fairness in following the rules of the game
Word Usage
"This type of sportsmanship is important, because the risk of injury from continued hits is fairly high, if you are hit the chances are you will continue being hit until you call yourself out."