center halfback

center halfback

noun
1.
Field Hockey. the player in the middle among the halfbacks.
2.
Soccer. the player in the middle of his or her own half of the field who carries out both offensive and defensive duties.

Origin:
1875–80
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Center halfback is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
Dictionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon
Main Entry:  center halfback1
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  a player who is positioned in the middle of the back line or row, esp. in volleyball and water polo; also called center back
Main Entry:  center halfback2
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  a player who is positioned in the center of the middle line, esp. in field hockey, soccer, speedball
Main Entry:  center halfback3
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  this player position in certain sports
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