number six
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number six
noun number sixes
- A defensive midfielder. The number six adds additional defensive cover, balance, screening and protection just ahead of the central defence.
- The batsman who bats sixth.
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Synonym of Newgate knocker (“a lock of hair worn twisted back toward the ear”).
Bessy knew it was called “Calverton's School” — and though many who attended it were big men who ought to have known their letters better, yet others were only youths, and a few quite little boys, who wore their hair in “number sixes” at the temples, when law had left them hair sufficient for such o
Similar: Newgate knocker
- One’s brain or common sense.
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title = {number six},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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