pooch
n.— «Knight seems to be experimenting with a new “squib” onsides kick-off and Bragg concentrates on “pooches” and “skyrides,” punts designed either to go out of bounds or come to rest deep in the opposition’s territory.» —“Redskins’ Seminar Specializes in Kicks” by Kenneth Denlinger in Carlisle, Pa. Washington Post July 29, 1972. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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