centre three-quarter
Britishnoun
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So in three days we have lost the most brilliant and versatile centre three-quarter in Poulton, the cleverest drop-kick in the world in Lloyd, and the world's champion tennis-player in Wilding!
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He took his place as centre three-quarter with Cardillac outside left and Tester and Buchan on the other wing.
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And before Gethryn could quite realize that he, the head of Leicester's, the second-best bowler in the School, and the best centre three-quarter the School had had for four seasons, had been requested in a peremptory manner by a youth of fourteen, a mere kid, not to rot, the offender was talking to a cabman out of the reach of retaliation.
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He was the safest, coolest centre three-quarter the School had, or had had for some time.
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He played centre three-quarter for the Second Fifteen.
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