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Flanker

noun
1.
A back stationed wide of the scrimmage line; used as a pass receiver.  Synonym: flanker back.
2.
A soldier who is a member of a detachment assigned to guard the flanks of a military formation.





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... ANIMALS.—In the ridgeling animal one or both of the testicles have not descended into the scrotal sac, and are usually lodged in the inguinal canal or abdominal cavity. If the testicle is lodged in the inguinal canal the animal is termed a "flanker." In yearling colts the testicular cord is sometimes short, and the testicle is situated high up in the scrotum and inguinal canal. In examining a supposed cryptorchid colt, he should be twitched. This may cause the testicle to descend into ...
— Common Diseases of Farm Animals • R. A. Craig, D. V. M.


Words linked to "Flanker" :   armed forces, soldier, military machine, flank, war machine, armed services, military, back, detachment


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