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tight end

–noun Football.
an offensive player positioned at one extremity of the line directly beside a tackle, used as both a blocker and a pass receiver.
Compare split end.


Origin:
1960–65, Americanism
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tight end  
n.   Football
An offensive end who lines up close to a tackle.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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