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Nickel Back: An extra, or fifth, defensive back. Named after the coin, worth five cents. Popularized by the Miami Dolphins in the 1970s, now common.

Kickbacks: The dividers between lanes; so called because pins often kick back off a divider to knock other pins downs.

Kickback: Vertical division boards between the sides of the lanes at the pit end. On many hits the pins can bounce off the kickbacks and knock down more pins; see also sidewalls. Variations: Loose kic . . . View Full Definition

Leaseback: A transaction that involves the sale of some property, and an agreement by the seller to lease the property back from the buyer after the sale.

Limitation On Sale-And-Leaseback: A bond covenant that restricts in some way a firm's ability to enter into sale-and-leaseback transactions, financing techniques that could affect creditor thinness..

Linebacker (LB): A player position on defense. The linebackers typically play 1 to 6 yards behind the defensive linemen and are the most versatile players on the field because they can defend both run and pa . . . View Full Definition

Holding Back: 1. Shortening the development time given to film to help reduce image contrast. 2. Method of decreasing exposure given to selective areas of the print. Also referred to as dodging.

Holdback: Funds not released under a construction loan agreement due to a failure to lease to the required minimum.

Halfback (HB): A player position on offense. Also known as a tailback.

Halfback Option Play: A trick play in which the halfback has the option to throw a pass or run