middle guard
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of middle guard
1870–75, for an earlier sense
Example Sentences
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Playing middle guard the for the Blackshirts, Glover also won the Outland and Lombardi awards as the best lineman in the country.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 6, 2011
Neale dropped his middle guard off the line and changed his Eagle into a variation of the 4-3.
From New York Times • Sep. 7, 2010
Superb blocker with good speed, built in classic mold of pro-type middle guard; sure to be eagerly sought despite occasionally troublesome shoulder injury.
From Time Magazine Archive
There are still two ends and two tackles, but such old-fashioned operators as the guards and center have lost out to an energetic strongman known as the middle guard.
From Time Magazine Archive
The third night he was detailed to stand with Bob MacGregor on the middle guard, which lasts from eleven o'clock until two.
From The Lure of the Dim Trails by Bower, B. M.
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