horse-collar
Americannoun
verb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of horse-collar
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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Brown on third down with 7 seconds left, compounding his error by committing a horse-collar tackle that moved the Eagles to the Rams 14-yard line.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 9, 2023
Williams was a fearsome Dallas Cowboys defensive back whose play prompted NFL owners to ban the horse-collar tackle.
From Fox News ● Mar. 17, 2022
On the play, Winston was scrambling when he was pulled down from behind by linebacker Devin White, who was penalized for a horse-collar tackle.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2021
Patrick Mahomes made the most of the situation, completing two passes for 28 yards, and Kansas City also benefited from a 15-yard penalty on the Texans for a horse-collar tackle.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 10, 2020
You err: the book is getting me a little glory, but that will be all—it will have no sale, for it has no slang, no "dialect" and no grinning through a horse-collar.
From The Letters of Ambrose Bierce With a Memoir by George Sterling by Bierce, Ambrose
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