(obsolete) To defend by lateral fortifications. / (obsolete) To attack sideways.

plural of flanker

(rugby) a forward position in rugby union, usually number 7.

A certain cut of beef used in Ashkenazic Jewish cuisine, made by cutting short ribs across the bone

present participle of flanker

simple past tense and past participle of flanker

(rugby) a forward in rugby union, usually number 6, who binds to the scrum on the side closest to the side line.

plural of openside flanker

plural of blindside flanker

(rugby, American football) A back whose task is to receive the ball from a scrum