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Nose Tackle: A tackle in a 3-man defensive line who lines up 'opposite the center's nose'.

Defensive Tackle (DT): A player position on defense on the inside of the defensive line and which principal function is to contain the run. When a defensive tackle lines up directly across from the center, he is k . . . View Full Definition

Tackle: A player position on both the offensive and defensive lines; there is usually a left and right offensive tackle, and a left and right defensive tackle.

Tackle Box: The area between where the two offensive tackles line up prior to the snap.

Tackle Eligible: A lineman that lines himself up in the position of an eligible receiver.

Zoonoses: Diseases which occur primarily in animals but may occasionally be transmitted to people eg. Lyme disease, rocky mountain spotted fever.

On The Nose: Descriptive of a nose hit.

Nanosecond: A billionth of a second. Many computer operations, such as the speed of memory chips, are measured in nanoseconds. Nanosecond is often abbreviated as ns.

Bull Nose (Drywall): Rounded drywall corners.

Nose: The beak; center of the headpin; a nosy hit is high on the headpin.