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face-off

[feys-awf, -of]

face-off

[feys-awf, -of]
noun Ice Hockey.
1.
the act of facing the puck, as at the start of a game or period.
2.
an open confrontation.

Origin:
1895–1900; noun use of verb phrase face off
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face-off
 
n
1.  ice hockey the method of starting a game, in which the referee drops the puck, etc between two opposing players
2.  a confrontation
 
vb
3.  to start play by (a face-off)

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face-off definition


  1. n.
    a confrontation. (From hockey.) : The face-off continued for a few moments till both of them realized that there was no point in fighting.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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