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tailback

noun

(American football) the position of the offensive back on a football team who lines up farthest from the line of scrimmage

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Word length
8
Starts with
T
Ends with
K
Contains
AI
Scrabble score
16

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noun

  1. (American football) the position of the offensive back on a football team who lines up farthest from the line of scrimmage

noun

  1. (American football) the person who plays tailback

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