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
He completed a 15-yard pass to Nacua, and a horse-collar penalty added 15 more yards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 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
The 2015 No. 1 overall pick was off to a solid start as Drew Brees’ successor in New Orleans when Bucs LB Devin White’s horse-collar tackle resulted in Winston suffering a season-ending knee injury.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 11, 2021
The whole brigade busies itself in drawing the blankets from the waggons and rolling them into long cylinders, which with a spare boot-lace are made into an exaggerated sort of horse-collar.
From From the St. Lawrence to the Yser with the 1st Canadian brigade by Frederic C. Curry
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