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punt-out

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.48 in modern English

Syllables
pun-t-out
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A punt made from the goal line by a player of the side which has made a touchdown to one of his own side for a fair catch, from which an attempt to kick a goal may be made.

noun

A kick back into play from the touch line, after the ball had gone into touch. It has been replaced by the lineout/line-out

Obsolete

noun

A method of returning the ball into play, similar to a goal kick

Obsolete

Etymology

From punt + out.

Usage

Inflected Forms

punt-outs (plural)

Questions

What does punt-out mean?
A punt made from the goal line by a player of the side which has made a touchdown to one of his own side for a fair catch, from which an attempt to kick a goal may be made.
Where does punt-out come from?
From punt + out.

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