English Explanatory Dictionary

middle guard

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A defensive player positioned in the middle of the pitch, opposite the offensive center and between the defensive tackles; the nose guard.
  2. The guard.
  3. One between the new guard and the old guard.

Word forms

middle guard middle guards

Etymology

First sense first attested in 1871.

Synonyms

nose guard nose tackle
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