pooch kicking
n.— «Since Perez was a good one at “pooch kicking”—that is putting it down inside the five-yard line—he was kept.» —“5-4 SMU Hero Worries About Weight” in Dallas, Texas Washington Post Sept. 19, 1967. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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