NOSEGUARD

Meaning of NOSEGUARD in English

noun Date: 1950 a defensive lineman in football who plays opposite the offensive center

Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012

NOSEGUARD — ˈ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: so called because he plays nose-to-nose against the offensive center : a defensive lineman in football …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NOSEGUARD — noun Date: 1950 : a defensive lineman in football who plays opposite the offensive center
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NOSEGUARD — [nose.guard] n (1950): a defensive lineman in football who plays opposite the offensive center
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NOSEGUARD — Pronunciation: - ˌ gärd Function: noun Date: 1950 : a defensive lineman in football who plays opposite the offensive center
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
NOSE TACKLE — noun Date: 1977 noseguard
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NOSE TACKLE — noun : a noseguard especially in a 3-man defensive line
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NOSE TACKLE — Date: 1977 : noseguard
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NOSE TACKLE — [nose tackle] n (1977): noseguard
Merriam-Webster English vocab

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