touch football
noun
an informal variety of football in which the touching, usually with both hands, of a ball-carrier by a member of the opposing team results in a down.
Origin of touch football
First recorded in 1930–35
Words nearby touch football
touch,
touch and go,
touch base with,
touch bottom,
touch down,
touch football,
touch judge,
touch off,
touch on,
touch paper,
touch plate
British Dictionary definitions for touch football
touch football
noun
an informal version of American football chiefly characterized by players being touched rather than tackled