tighthead

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noun

prop who plays on the right-hand side of the front row of the scrum, such that in a scrum, their head is tightly bound between those of the opposing hooker and loosehead

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Meanings

nountighthead (plural tightheads)

plural tightheads

  1. ball gamesprop who plays on the right-hand side of the front row of the scrum, such that in a scrum, their head is tightly bound between those of the opposing hooker and loosehead

Origin

From tight + head.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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