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split end

–noun Football.
an offensive end who lines up some distance outside the formation on the line of scrimmage as a pass receiver.
Also called flanker, spread end.


Origin:
1950–55, Americanism
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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.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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