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- noun American football , (
Canadian football ) Collective term for the defensiveplayers who are inposition farthest from the ball at the start of a play and whose principal responsibility is todefend against passes . Includescornerbacks andsafeties in both codes, anddefensive halfbacks in the Canadian game.
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