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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The space between a goalie's legs or leg pads, as in ice hockey.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[In reference to the four corners of the goal in ice hockey, considered as the other four holes.]

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