end around

noun

: a football play in which an offensive end comes behind the line of scrimmage to take a handoff and attempts to carry the ball around the opposite flank

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of end around was in 1926

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Cite this Entry

“End around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/end%20around. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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