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▪ I. hand-off, n.|ˈhændɒf|
Also handoff.
[f. the vbl. phr. to hand off: see *hand v. 7.]
1. Rugby Football. (Formerly at hand-off v. in Dict.) The action of pushing off or away an opponent with the open hand.
1922Daily Mail 8 Dec. 12 A dangerous scoring wing with a powerful hand-off and an elusive swerve. 1928Observer 19 Feb. 27/1 [He] has a fine kick, with a strong hand-off. 1959Times 21 Sept. 3/5 Gray, who used his hand-off effectively.
2. Amer. Football. The action of handing the ball to a nearby team-mate; an instance of this.
1947Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch 9 Nov. b7/8 Jones then took a handoff from McCary and tore through a wide hole on the left side of Penn's line to score. 1948[see shovel-pass vb. s.v. shovel n. 7 b]. 1977A. Karras Even Big Guys Cry 193 One of their touchdowns came on a Johnny Unitas hand-off to Lenny Moore. 1983J. Lawton All Amer. War Game (1984) iii. 42 A play-action pass is one in which the quarterback first fakes a handoff to one of his running backs.
▪ II. hand-off, v. Rugby Football.|hændˈɒf, -ɔː-|
[f. hand v. + off adv.]
intr. To push off an opponent with the hand. Also trans. Hence ˈhand-off n., the action of pushing off an opponent.
1897Encycl. Sport I. 429 Handing-off, pushing off an opponent who endeavours to impede a player running with the ball. 1920Times 8 Nov. 6/2 The wings ran well and were not afraid to ‘hand-off’. 1922Daily Mail 8 Dec. 12 A dangerous scoring wing with a powerful hand-off and an elusive swerve. 1923W. J. A. Davies Rugby Football 135 Coates..ran with his head half turned to the right..which gave one the impression that he was waiting and was anxious to hand-off some one. 1928Observer 19 Feb. 27/1 [He] has a fine kick, with a strong hand-off. 1959Times 21 Sept. 3/5 Gray, who used his hand-off effectively. |