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tacklee

tacklee noun: a person who is tackled.

Noun

tacklee (plural tacklees)

  1. a person who is tackled.
    • Thus are formed the opposition schools, the modern which says that such a tacklee may pass from the ground, and the ancient which says he must bring that ball into play with the foot.1920, Country Life, page 560
    • In a nutshell, when a tackle is made in rugby the requirements are that the tackler releases the tacklee and that the tacklee releases the ball so the players who are on their feet can use it.2009, Mathew Brown, Patrick Guthrie, Greg Growden, Rugby For Dummies, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 14

Forms of tacklee

pluraltacklees

Origin of tacklee

From tackle + -ee.

Questions about tacklee

What does tacklee mean?
Tacklee means a person who is tackled.
What part of speech is tacklee?
Tacklee is a noun.
What is the plural of tacklee?
The plural of tacklee is tacklees.

Words near tacklee in the dictionary

  1. tackle-porters
  2. tackleable
  3. tacklebox
  4. tackleboxes
  5. tackled
  6. tacklee
  7. tacklees
  8. tacklehouse
  9. tacklehouses
  10. tackleless
  11. tackleman

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