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outside half

British  

noun

  1. Also called: out-halfrugby another term for stand-off half

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He believes the hyper-focus autism gave him on the field is still with him today, playing at outside half every Saturday for his local side Pencoed.

From BBC Feb. 21, 2026

When he peered outside, half a dozen sanitation workers were standing nearby, waiting to carry out one of the more than 30 homeless encampment cleanups planned that day by the city of Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2025

In the third inning, he fired a perfect 99-mph sinker on the outside half of the plate to Juan Soto on a 3-2 count.

From Seattle Times Sep. 14, 2022

Typically the first and third runners will carry the baton in their right hand so they can run the turns on the inside half of the lane, which is slightly shorter than the outside half.

From Washington Post Aug. 4, 2021

"The castle gatehouse. He wanted to command the crossbowmen. There's a mob howling outside, half of them gold cloaks who came with him when we left the Mud Gate."

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

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