Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A collar, commonly made of leather stuffed with hay or straw, and having creases to receive the hames, placed over a horse's neck and against the shoulder, to bear against in pulling. See cut under harness.

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Examples

  • That type of tackle, known as a horse-collar tackle, was made illegal after the season was over.

    T.O. Terrell Owens 2006

  • That type of tackle, known as a horse-collar tackle, was made illegal after the season was over.

    T.O. Terrell Owens 2006

  • In other Eagles news, quarterback Kevin Kolb has been fined $5,000 for administering a horse-collar tackle, Fox's Jay Glazer reports.

    DeSean Jackson will not play Sunday in Eagles' game against Titans Cindy Boren 2010

  • I think it was the Falcons 'safety, and it resulted in a pick and K2 drawing a 15 yard penalty for a horse-collar tackle, but what was up with that not being called in the first place?

    Elizabeth Engel: 2010 NFL Week 6 Recap Elizabeth Engel 2010

  • I think it was the Falcons 'safety, and it resulted in a pick and K2 drawing a 15 yard penalty for a horse-collar tackle, but what was up with that not being called in the first place?

    Elizabeth Engel: 2010 NFL Week 6 Recap Elizabeth Engel 2010

  • The Pro Bowler was fined $15,000 after Week 1 for making a horse-collar tackle on Baltimore Ravens running back Ricky Williams.

    Troy Polamalu Fined: Steelers Star Punished For Using Cell Phone To Call Wife During Game 2011

  • The NFL loves to continually tweak its rules and policies the "Brady Rule," horse-collar penalties, helmet-to-helmet contact, etc., but few changes are more glaringly necessary than an updated playoff seeding procedure.

    Tonight's TV Hot List: Sunday, Jan. 2, 2011 2011

  • But sales were dismal (84,000 total, about half of the projected rate) and critics lambasted its styling (a unique horse-collar grill, among other things), its reliability and overall quality.

    Ten Legendary Car Flops 2010

  • •A personal foul will be called for a horse-collar tackle, when a defender grabs a runner inside the back of his shoulder pads and jerks him to the ground.

    Sizing up the key components for the 2008 season 2008

  • On Colorado's next possession, Aggies 'linebacker Von Miller was flagged for a horse-collar tackle on Stewart, and the Buffaloes' leading rusher sat out the rest of the game with a broken right fibula.

    USATODAY.com 2008

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