circus save
n.— «Particularly impressive was Sol Heligman, 130-pound goalie of the metropolitan outfit, who made a number of circus saves.» —“Mt. Washington’s Strong Attack Beats Princeton at Lacrosse, 8-3″ in Princeton, N.J. New York Times Apr. 4, 1937. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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