gasser

gasser
 n.— «Campana and the other assistant coaches are running the 40-yard wind sprints, not-so-affectionately known as “gassers” among the players.…Players have to run 10 times for 40 yards at full sprint and woe to the player who holds his head down or puts his hands on his hips during the momentary periods of rest between the sprints.» —“Start of season brings rigors, benefits of two-a-day practices for Bulldogs” by Andrew Mikula in Palm Coast News-Journal (Daytona Beach, Florida) Aug. 3, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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