scissor kick

Noun

Meaning

(soccer) A bicycle kick.

(swimming) A leg movement in which the legs are separated and brought together with a snap.

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In 1873, John Arthur Trudgen introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl he saw American Indians use, but substituting a scissor kick for the traditional flutter kick to reduce splashing. Source: Internet

Scissor kick main Several kicks may be called a scissor kick, involving swinging out the legs to kick multiple targets or using the legs to take down an opponent. Source: Internet

This is true even for some binary nouns where the singular form is not found in isolation, such as a trouser mangle or the scissor kick. Source: Internet

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