sea-gull
v.— «The rest were monumentally unremarkable and it could well be held that the back row contributed to the demise of their front five by seagulling around the fringes of the scrum, instead of staying down and shoving hard.» —“Rugby Union: Contenders sorted out” by Stephen Jones Sunday Times (London, England) Dec. 8, 1985. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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