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Halfback

//ˈhæfˌbæk// noun, verb

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Noun

1
Any of various positions on the field of play between the forwards and the fullbacks.
2
(American football) the position of a back on a football team, generally smaller in size than a fullback wordnet
3
A player who occupies one of these positions.; An offensive back whose primary jobs are to carry the ball on running plays and to serve as a receiver or blocker on passing plays.
4
(football) the running back who plays the offensive halfback position wordnet
5
A player who occupies one of these positions.; A defensive back whose primary jobs are to cover the slotback on passing plays and prevent running plays from going to the outside. Canadian

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6
A player who occupies one of these positions.; A player in the halfback position, with both offensive and defensive roles.
7
A player who occupies one of these positions.; One of three players (the centre halfback and two halfback flankers) on the line between the centre line and the fullback line.
8
A player who occupies one of these positions.; The player who feeds the ball into the scrum, and receives the ball as it emerges from the back of the scrum.
9
A person from the northern United States who moves to Florida, but then due to the heat or other issues, moves again to a more temperate climate, primarily the Carolinas.
"Four years ago, Diane got a small inheritance and they became what Paul Klein calls “halfbacks” — people who moved to Florida from the North and have progressed partly back."

Verb

1
To play in the position of halfback.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From half + back, in reference to position on the field of play; compare fullback. In the sense of someone who moves to Florida and then to a more temperate climate, from moving "half way back"

Etymology 2

From half + back, in reference to position on the field of play; compare fullback. In the sense of someone who moves to Florida and then to a more temperate climate, from moving "half way back"

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