thin beard

thin beard
 n.— «In boxing parlance, having a “thin beard” means a fighter is not able to shake off a hard shot to the jaw. It means he’s more than a little susceptible to being knocked out.» —“Jones wants revenge vs. Tarver” by Bernard Fernandez in Tampa Philadelphia Daily News (Pa.) Sept. 30, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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