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flankerback

flankerback noun: a back whose task is to receive the ball from a scrum.

Noun

flankerback (plural flankerbacks)

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

Forms of flankerback

pluralflankerbacks
alternative formflanker back

Origin of flankerback

From flanker + back.

Questions about flankerback

What does flankerback mean?
Flankerback means a back whose task is to receive the ball from a scrum.
What part of speech is flankerback?
Flankerback is a noun.
What is the plural of flankerback?
The plural of flankerback is flankerbacks.

Words near flankerback in the dictionary

  1. flank steaks
  2. flankable
  3. flanked
  4. flanken
  5. flanker
  6. flankerback
  7. flankerbacks
  8. flankered
  9. flankering
  10. flankers
  11. flanking

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