huddle
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
huddle/ˈhʌdl/
▶verb
- 1 crowd together.
■ curl one's body into a small space.
- 2 N. Amer. discuss privately; confer.
■ a brief gathering of players during a game to receive instructions, especially in American football.
– origin C16 (in the sense ‘conceal’): perh. of Low Ger. origin.
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