tailback
(noun) (American football) the position of the offensive back on a football team who lines up farthest from the line of scrimmage
tailback
(noun) (American football) the person who plays tailback
Source: WordNet® 3.1
tailback (plural tailbacks)
(UK) A line of motor vehicles causing or the result of traffic congestion or a traffic jam; (US) backup.
(American football) A running back or halfback who lines up furthest to the rear in an I formation.
Source: Wiktionary
20 June 2024
(adverb) not to a significant degree or amount; “our budget will only be insignificantly affected by these new cuts”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
