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back fours

back fours is the plural of back four.

Meaning of back four

Noun

back four (plural back fours)

  1. The set of four defenders in a team.
    • It was a comfortable evening for the Gunners’ back four.

Questions about back fours

What is back fours the plural of?
Back fours is the plural of back four.

Words near back fours in the dictionary

  1. back formation
  2. back formations
  3. back forties
  4. back forty
  5. back four
  6. back fours
  7. back gammon player
  8. back gammon players
  9. back garden
  10. back gardens
  11. back gate

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