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flanker Definition


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flanker
noun
    1a. military.
      One of a detachment of soldiers responsible for guarding the flanks;
    1b. military.
      A fortification used to protect a flank.
    2. rugby union.
      One of the two outside players on either side of the second row of the scrum. Also called wing forward.
      Form: flank forward
Idiom: do a flanker (pull a flanker)
    slang
    To trick or deceive someone.


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