tap-tackles

A form of tap-tackle — A tackle made from behind the running ball-carrier, where the tackler dives to touch the player's ankle and trips him up.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of tap-tackle
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APA

tap-tackles. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tap-tackles

MLA

“tap-tackles.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tap-tackles. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tap-tackles,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tap-tackles.

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