Also means
dust off
Usage Note
abstauben literally means to dust off, but in football slang it means to poach an easy goal from a rebound. A player who does so is an Abstauber. The everyday sense of cleaning dust off furniture survives too.
Examples
"Der Stürmer staubte den Abpraller eiskalt ab."
Natural Translation
The striker coolly poached the rebound.
Literal Translation
The striker dusted the rebound ice-cold off.
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