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loosehead

loosehead noun: prop who plays on the left hand side of the front row of the scrum, such that in a scrum, their head is not tightly bound (unlike that of the tighthead).

Noun

loosehead (plural looseheads)

  1. prop who plays on the left hand side of the front row of the scrum, such that in a scrum, their head is not tightly bound (unlike that of the tighthead)

Forms of loosehead

plurallooseheads

Origin of loosehead

From loose + head.

Questions about loosehead

What does loosehead mean?
Loosehead means prop who plays on the left hand side of the front row of the scrum, such that in a scrum, their head is not tightly bound (unlike that of the tighthead).
What part of speech is loosehead?
Loosehead is a noun.
What is the plural of loosehead?
The plural of loosehead is looseheads.

Words near loosehead in the dictionary

  1. loosed
  2. loosed off
  3. loosed up
  4. loosefill
  5. loosefitting
  6. loosehead
  7. looseheaded
  8. looseheads
  9. looseish
  10. loosejaw
  11. loosejaws

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