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Bakshish :: Bakshish (n.) Same as Backsheesh.

Backshish :: Backshish (n.) In Egypt and the Turkish empire, a gratuity; a tip..

Warble :: Warble (n.) A small tumor produced by the larvae of the gadfly in the backs of horses, cattle, etc. Called also warblet, warbeetle, warnles..

Backstay :: Backstay (n.) A rope or stay extending from the masthead to the side of a ship, slanting a little aft, to assist the shrouds in supporting the mast..

Backslide :: Backslide (v. i.) To slide back; to fall away; esp. to abandon gradually the faith and practice of a religion that has been professed.

Recidivation :: Recidivation (n.) A falling back; a backsliding.

Backer :: Backer (n.) One who, or that which, backs; especially one who backs a person or thing in a contest..

Backslidden :: Backslidden (p. p.) of Backslid.

Backsheesh :: Backsheesh (n.) Alt. of Backshis.

Tongue :: Tongue (n.) A short piece of rope spliced into the upper part of standing backstays, etc.; also. the upper main piece of a mast composed of several pieces..

Backstair :: Backstair (a.) Private; indirect; secret; intriguing; -- as if finding access by the back stairs.

Relapse :: Relapse (v. i.) To fall from Christian faith into paganism, heresy, or unbelief; to backslide..

Backslid :: Backslid () of Backslid.

Pallet :: Pallet (n.) A tool for gilding the backs of books over the bands.

Backsaw :: Backsaw (n.) A saw (as a tenon saw) whose blade is stiffened by an added metallic back.

Backstitch :: Backstitch (v. i.) To sew with backstitches; as, to backstitch a seam..

Backsliding :: Backsliding (n.) The act of one who backslides; abandonment of faith or duty.

Singlestick :: Singlestick (n.) In England and Scotland, a cudgel used in fencing or fighting; a backsword..

Relapse :: Relapse (v.) One who has relapsed, or fallen back, into error; a backslider; specifically, one who, after recanting error, returns to it again..

Setback :: Setback (n.) A backset; a check; a repulse; a reverse; a relapse.

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