put-in

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English

Etymology

Deverbal from put in.

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Noun

put-in (plural put-ins)

  1. (rugby) restarting play by rolling or throwing the ball into the scrum; the right to do this
    • 2005 June 30, Designated Members of the Rugby Committee, Clarification 3 2005, World Rugby:
      The abovementioned scenario is illegal, and the referee would order a scrum at the place of the original penalty, with the put in to the black team.
    • 2013 September 30, Brian Moore, “Crooked put-ins make scrums a test of brute strength”, in The Daily Telegraph:
      The whole point of the laws as drawn is to make the scrum a contest whereby the put-in side has the advantage of timing the feed and having its hooker closer to the ball.

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