split end

noun

, Football.

1. an offensive end who lines up some distance outside the formation on the line of scrimmage as a pass receiver.

Word History and Origins

Origin of split end¹

An Americanism dating back to 1950–55

Example Sentences

The bolt itself screws into a sleeve which is split, and draws a wedge nut up to the split end of the sleeve.

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Put these slips of bacon (one at a time) into the cleft or split end of the larding-pin.

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The pestle is usually made by confining an iron wedge in the split end of a round stick, by means of an iron ring.

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Your comb can rest on two forked-stick supports tacked on the tree, or two split-end sticks.

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A split-end stick may be used for the same purpose by wedging the bacon in between the two sides of the split.

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