split end
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split end
n.
1. Football A pass receiver who lines up apart from the rest of the formation.
2. The end of a hair that has split into strands.
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split′ end′
n.
1. an offensive end in football who lines up some distance outside the formation.
2. the end of a hair that has split into strands.
[1950–55, Amer.]
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Noun | 1. | split end - (football) an offensive end who lines up at a distance from the other linemen football, football game - any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal end - (football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage; "the end managed to hold onto the pass" |
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