"loosehead" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: looseheads [plural]
Etymology: loose + head Etymology templates: {{compound|en|loose|head}} loose + head Head templates: {{en-noun}} loosehead (plural looseheads)
  1. (rugby) prop who plays on the left hand side of the front row of the scrum, such that in a scrum, their head is not tightly bound (unlike that of the tighthead) Categories (topical): Rugby Related terms: tighthead Translations (rugby player): levý pilíř [masculine] (Czech), pilier gauche [masculine] (French), linker Pfeiler [masculine] (German), lewy filar [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-loosehead-en-noun-c5jCIUzu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, rugby, sports

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