playbook


play·book

noun \-ˌbk\

Definition of PLAYBOOK

1
: one or more plays in book form
2
: a notebook containing diagrammed football plays
3
: a stock of usual tactics or methods <straight from his opponent's political playbook>

Examples of PLAYBOOK

  1. He studied the new plays in the team's playbook.

First Known Use of PLAYBOOK

1535

Other Field and Goal Sports Terms

crease, lateral, lax, overthrow, post, screen, scrum, secondary, ultimate

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