split end

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   (football) an offensive end who lines up at a distance from the other linemen

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Questions about split end

What does split end mean?

split end means "(football) an offensive end who lines up at a distance from the other linemen".

Is split end a common word?

split end is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.