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red⋅shirt

  [red-shurt]
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–noun
1. a high-school or college athlete kept out of varsity competition for one year to develop skills and extend eligibility.
–verb (used with object)
2. to withdraw (an athlete) from varsity competition.
Origin:
1950–55, Americanism; from the red shirts worn in practice by such athletes
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red·shirt   (rěd'shûrt')   
tr.v.   red·shirt·ed, red·shirt·ing, red·shirts
To keep (a college or school athlete) out of varsity competition for one year in order to extend the athlete's period of eligibility.

[From the red jerseys worn by such athletes to distinguish them from the regular players.]
red'shirt' adj. & n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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redshirt  (v.)
"to withdraw (a player) from the varsity team to add a year to his or her eligibility," 1955, in allusion to the red shirts worn by athletes on the scrimmage squad.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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