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fair catches

fair catches is the plural of fair catch.

Meaning of fair catch

Noun

fair catch (plural fair catches)

  1. An uncontested catch on a kicking play, after the receiver waves his hand to indicate that he will not run with the ball, assuring that he will not be tackled on catching it.

Questions about fair catches

What is fair catches the plural of?
Fair catches is the plural of fair catch.

Words near fair catches in the dictionary

  1. fair balls
  2. fair bet
  3. fair bets
  4. fair cake-cutting
  5. fair catch
  6. fair catches
  7. fair coin
  8. fair coins
  9. fair comment
  10. fair cop
  11. fair copies

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