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What does 'Coathanger' mean in Australia?
Australian slang 'Coathanger' meaning?

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'Coathanger' meaning

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    In Rugby League and Rugby Union, to illegally tackle someone with an arm stuck out horizontally, and you make contact with the head or neck of the player running with the ball. Also called a “stiff arm” or “head-high” tackle.

    • Example: "Smith was sent off for that dangerous coathanger on Jones!"

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