tight head

British  

noun

1. rugby the prop on the hooker's right in the front row of a scrum Compare loose head

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Example Sentences

With French tight head Rose Bernadou shown a yellow card for a high tackle, Ireland were able to double their advantage when, attacking off a scrum, Wafer carried hard at the line before O'Brien released Flood to get across the whitewash with a quarter of an hour of the first half remaining.

From BBC

Olney commends Tenderheart, with a tight head that keeps earwigs out.

From Washington Post

Sheldrake is twenty-eight years old and tall, with a tight head of dark curls.

From The New Yorker

As a former player with 15 years as a tight head prop behind me, I am thrilled to have a team in Sacramento.

From New York Times

For example, you could crop in to a tight head and shoulders shot, then quickly snap back to a wider angle, then cut to a closeup of someone else — all with just one camera.

From The Verge