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Definition of Fullback
1. Verb. Play the fullback.
2. Noun. (football) the running back who plays the fullback position on the offensive team.
3. Noun. (American football) the position of a back on a football team.
Definition of Fullback
1. Noun. (American football) An offensive back whose primary jobs are to block in advance of the halfback on running plays and for the quarterback on passing plays. ¹
2. Noun. (field hockey) A defensive player who assists the goalie in preventing the opposing team from scoring. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fullback
1. an offensive back in football [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fullback
Literary usage of Fullback
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Book of Athletics by Paul Withington, Lothrop Withington (1914)
"HOW TO PLAY fullback BY JOHN P. DALTON Necessity of Good Physical Condition IT
is my purpose in this article to offer a few suggestions to the young man who ..."
2. Brooklyn Daily Eagle Almanac (1921)
"Adelphi — Maisel, fullback; Mason. right tackle ; Dangler, quarterback ; Darcy,
right guard, and Aldridge, right end. Boys High—Bunn, left halfback; Schaap, ..."
3. Mass Physical Training for Use in the Army and the Reserve Officers by Joseph Edward Raycroft (1920)
"The fullback backs up the line and plugs the hole if a line buck is attempted.
The fullback must be careful not to start until he is sure where the ball is ..."
4. Football for Public and Player by Herbert Reed (1913)
"the fullback, doing so without waiting for the catch should they be too close
upon the catcher. If the downfield men are well put out of the play and there ..."
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