loosehead

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noun

prop who plays on the left hand side of the front row of the scrum, such that in a scrum, their head is not tightly bound (unlike that of the tighthead)

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Meanings

nounloosehead (plural looseheads)

plural looseheads

  1. ball gamesprop who plays on the left hand side of the front row of the scrum, such that in a scrum, their head is not tightly bound (unlike that of the tighthead)

Origin

From loose + head.

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Translations

Czech levý pilíř
  • levý pilířrugby player
French pilier gauche
  • pilier gaucherugby player
German linker Pfeiler
  • linker Pfeilerrugby player
Polish lewy filar
  • lewy filarrugby player
Welsh prop penrhydd
  • prop penrhyddrugby player
Cite this entry
APA

loosehead. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loosehead

MLA

“loosehead.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loosehead. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “loosehead,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loosehead.

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