Meaning of leather poisoning | Babel Free
Definitions
A fictitious disease said to be contracted by a player who accumulates a large number of possessions of the ball.
Examples
“2016 Andrew McGarry, AFL 2016: From the Grand Final rematch to Boomer Harvey's big day, six matches to watch⟳ for this season ABC News, 17 March⟳ 2016. Accessed 24 June 2019. For eight years Patrick Dangerfield delighted Crows fans, picking up regular leather poisoning while producing a sizable highlights reel and causing opposition teams to scratch⟳ their heads on how to stop⟳ him.”
“2019 Lance Jenkinson, Werribee lets another close⟳ game slip⟳ away Star Weekly, 21 May 2019. Accessed 24 June 2019. Tom Gribble had his usual bout of leather poisoning with 35 disposals, while Michael Barlow returned from injury to collect⟳ 31 to go with seven tackles.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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