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Vinony

halfback

noun

  1. Canadian football position
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈhæfˌbæk/

noun

Etymology: 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"

  1. Any of various positions on the field of play between the forwards and the fullbacks.
  2. A player who occupies one of these positions.
  3. A player who occupies one of these positions.
  4. A player who occupies one of these positions.
  5. A player who occupies one of these positions.
  6. A player who occupies one of these positions.
  7. 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.”

    “One of my favorite stories of North Carolina’s demographic growth and change is the “halfback.””

verb

Etymology: 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"

  1. To play in the position of halfback.