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- noun sports A long
pass inAmerican football orrugby in which theball is given a briskspin (about its longitudinal axis) as it is thrown so that it travels in a smooth arc without tumbling or wobbling.
Etymologies
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from the helical spiral that a point at the circumference of the spinning ball traces as it moves forward
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