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eighth man en · NOUN

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1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of eighthman.
   alt of eighthman
   • Even in my favoured eighth man position, I played poorly. 2012, Pierre Spies, Myan Subrayan, More than Rugby, →ISBN:
   • Well, it must be hard on Trompie to lose both his top eighth men in one week. 2002, Michael Williams, The Eighth Man, page 103:
   • Mark didn't miss a beat. 'Sure, coach,' he said. 'Eighth man is my best position.' Kitch whipped around to Morné. 'I told you he could play eighth man,' he said. 2012, Matthew Knight, Between the Lines - The Spirit of South African Rugby, →ISBN, page iii:
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see eighth, man.

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