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goaltending
noun goal·tend·ing \-diŋ\
Definition of GOALTENDING
1
: the act of guarding a goal (as in hockey)
2
: a violation in basketball that involves touching or deflecting a ball that is on its downward path toward the basket or on or within the rim of the basket
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First Known Use of GOALTENDING
1968
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