flankerback

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noun

A back whose task is to receive the ball from a scrum.

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Meanings

nounflankerback (plural flankerbacks)

plural flankerbacks · alternative flanker back

  1. American footballA back whose task is to receive the ball from a scrum.

Origin

From flanker + back.

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Cite this entry
APA

flankerback. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flankerback

MLA

“flankerback.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flankerback. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flankerback,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flankerback.

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