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Definition of Onside
1. Adjective. Not offside; being within the prescribed area of play.
Definition of Onside
1. Adjective. (football) Not in an offside position. ¹
2. Adjective. (bridge) Favourably located, from the point of view of the player taking a finesse. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Onside
1. not offside [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Onside
Literary usage of Onside
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Inside Football by Frank W. Cavanaugh (1919)
"CHAPTER XXXIII onside KICK AND PUNT-OUT THE onside, or quarterback, ... Being onside
they are entitled to catch the ball, even though in so doing they ..."
2. Football for Public and Player by Herbert Reed (1913)
"The old form of the onside kick and the field goal from placement are peculiar
to the Quakers, and like Princeton, the Red and Blue fought desperately to ..."
3. American Gymnasia and Athletic Record (1906)
"As the foul line differentiates the great English game of cricket from American
baseball, so the line of scrimmage and onside rule distinguishes the ..."
4. Publications by Oxford Historical Society, Bostonian Society (1890)
"Gi(lbert)Ir(onside), Bristol,1660. William Lucy, St. David's, 1660. (Henry)
Glenham, S. Asaph, i6f>7. Seth Ward, Sarum, 1667. Gilbert Sheldon, Cantuar. ..."
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