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garryowen

garryowen noun: a high short punt onto or behind the defending team.

Noun

garryowen (plural garryowens)

  1. (rugby union) A high short punt onto or behind the defending team.
    • England had an early opportunity with a line-out deep in French territory after a clever grubber from Foden only for Lionel Nallet to burgle back possession, and they then tore into France again as Alexis Palisson was smashed backwards after taking a garryowen and Manu Tuilagi thundered into Morgan...2011, Tom Fordyce, Rugby World Cup 2011: England 12-19 France

Forms of garryowen

pluralgarryowens

Origin of garryowen

After the Irish Garryowen Football Club, named from Garryowen, Limerick.

Questions about garryowen

What does garryowen mean?
Garryowen means a high short punt onto or behind the defending team.
What part of speech is garryowen?
Garryowen is a noun.
What is the plural of garryowen?
The plural of garryowen is garryowens.

Words near garryowen in the dictionary

  1. Garry oak
  2. garrya
  3. garryaceous
  4. garryas
  5. garryfoline
  6. garryowen
  7. garryowens
  8. gars
  9. Garscadden
  10. Garsdale
  11. Garsdale Head

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