passback
(ˈpɑːsbæk, -æ-)
[f. pass v. + back adv.]
a. Amer. Football. = snap-back. b. Assoc. Football, etc. A defensive pass directed backwards to a team-mate, usu. the goalkeeper.
| 1934 in Webster. 1947 Richmond (Virginia) Times-Dispatch 16 Nov. 8B/7 For the first time in the game Filer called play No. 43. The passback came directly to the big fullback. 1976 Scottish Daily Express 23 Dec. 12/5 Goalkeeper Ted McPheat dropped a passback at the feet of Mike Lafnach. 1976 Sunday Post (Glasgow) 26 Dec. 35/3 If there's a better fetch-and-carry midfield man in the country than Lex Richardson (as long as he doesn't attempt passbacks) I'd like to see him. |