split end

1. Football A pass receiver who lines up apart from the rest of the formation.

2. The end of a hair that has split into strands.

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split′ end′

1. an offensive end in football who lines up some distance outside the formation.

2. the end of a hair that has split into strands.

[1950–55, Amer.]

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split end - (football) an offensive end who lines up at a distance from the other linemen

football, football game - any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal

end - (football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage; "the end managed to hold onto the pass"

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