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Gammon :: Gammon (n.) Backgammon.

Belly :: Belly (n.) The hollow part of a curved or bent timber, the convex part of which is the back..

Shrink :: Shrink (v. t.) To draw back; to withdraw.

Cymbal :: Cymbal (n.) A musical instrument of brass, shaped like a circular dish or a flat plate, with a handle at the back; -- used in pairs to produce a sharp ringing sound by clashing them together..

Ebb :: Ebb (n.) The reflux or flowing back of the tide; the return of the tidal wave toward the sea; -- opposed to flood; as, the boats will go out on the ebb..

Fore :: Fore (adv.) Advanced, as compared with something else; toward the front; being or coming first, in time, place, order, or importance; preceding; anterior; antecedent; earlier; forward; -- opposed to back or behind; as, the fore part of a garment; the fore part of the day; the fore and of a wagon..

Backsliding :: Backsliding (a.) Slipping back; falling back into sin or error; sinning.

Dunce :: Dunce (n.) One backward in book learning; a child or other person dull or weak in intellect; a dullard; a dolt.

Rewin :: Rewin (v. t.) To win again, or win back..

Humpbacked :: Humpbacked (a.) Having a humped back.

Chined :: Chined (a.) Broken in the back.

Revert :: Revert (v. t.) To turn back, or to the contrary; to reverse..

Abhor :: Abhor (v. t.) To shrink back with shuddering from; to regard with horror or detestation; to feel excessive repugnance toward; to detest to extremity; to loathe.

Repulsory :: Repulsory (a.) Repulsive; driving back.

Humpback :: Humpback (n.) Any whale of the genus Megaptera, characterized by a hump or bunch on the back. Several species are known. The most common ones in the North Atlantic are Megaptera longimana of Europe, and M. osphyia of America; that of the California coasts is M. versabilis..

Spring :: Spring (v. i.) To fly back; as, a bow, when bent, springs back by its elastic power..

Reimburse :: Reimburse (v. t.) To replace in a treasury or purse, as an equivalent for what has been taken, lost, or expended; to refund; to pay back; to restore; as, to reimburse the expenses of a war..

Contango :: Contango (n.) The postponement of payment by the buyer of stock on the payment of a premium to the seller. See Backwardation.

Spong :: Spondyle (n.) A joint of the backbone; a vertebra.

Cavalier :: Cavalier (n.) A military man serving on horseback; a knight.

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