"crackback" meaning in All languages combined

See crackback on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: crackbacks [plural]
Etymology: From crack + back. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|crack|back}} crack + back Head templates: {{en-noun}} crackback (plural crackbacks)
  1. (American football) A block in which the blocker, positioned wide, blocks back towards where the ball was snapped. Categories (topical): Football (American)

Inflected forms

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