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☆ coffin corner
any of the corners of a football field formed by a goal line and side line: punts are sometimes directed to a coffin corner so that the ball will go out of bounds near the opponent's goal line
Etymology: radio slang, prob. with reference to the grave of the defending team's hopes
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