Backrush
the return of water seaward, down the foresh-r- of a beach, following the uprush of a wave.
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- Back salary
noun see back pay historical examples better pay up your back salary instead of sitting there howling at me. around the tea-table t. de witt talmage byram came to look at you; he brought your back salary—all of it. the maids of paradise robert w. (robert william) chambers camm and a number of clergymen sued […]
- Back saw
a short saw with a reinforced back. historical examples the back saw is used almost exclusively for making tenons, and has uniformly fine teeth so as to give a smooth finish to the wood. carpentry for boys j. s. zerbe the rabbets on the end pieces were cut out with the back saw and chisel. […]
- Backsaw
a short saw with a reinforced back. historical examples mark the tenons on the ends of the stretcher and cut them with a backsaw and make smooth with a chisel. mission furniture h. h. windsor cut all the tenons with a backsaw and smooth them with a chisel. mission furniture h. h. windsor if they […]
- Back score
a line at each end of the rink parallel to and equidistant from the foot score and the sweeping score.
- Back seat
a seat at the rear. take a backseat, to occupy a secondary or inferior position: her writing has taken a backseat because of other demands on her time. contemporary examples neither candidate has really addressed this issue; it takes a back seat to the economy and the war. pet-tions flood change.org in advance of presidential […]