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linesman Hockey 
n. an official who assists the referee by calling offsides and certain other infractions of the rules.
- 1955 . . . Flaman tried desperately to break loose from linesman Bill Roberts, who had put the clutch on the rampaging Bruin defenseman.
- 1963 Does it occur to the average fan that referees and linesmen skate 60 minutes every game?
- 1955 . . . Flaman tried desperately to break loose from linesman Bill Roberts, who had put the clutch on the rampaging Bruin defenseman.