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Backstaff
- - An instrument formerly used for taking the altitude of the heavenly bodies, but now superseded by the quadrant and sextant; -- so called because the observer turned his back to the body observed.
Backstage
- adjective - a stage area out of sight of the audience
- concealed from public view or attention; "offstage political meetings"
- in or to a backstage area of a theater; "costumes were changed backstage"
- out of view of the public; behind the scenes; "Working backstage to gain political support for his proposal"; "many private deals were made backstage at the convention"
Backstair
- adjective - secret and sly or sordid; "backstairs gossip"; "his low backstairs cunning"- A.L.Guerard; "backstairs intimacies"; "furtive behavior"
Backstays
- noun - a stay that supports the back of something
Backstops
- noun - (baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field
- (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher
- a precaution in case of an emergency; "he acted as a backstop in case anything went wrong"
- act as a backstop
Backstory
- unknown - Background of a character in the plot of a book, play etc.
BACKSWING
- unknown - In Golf: Movement of the club backwards before connecting with the ball.
Backsword
- noun - a stick used instead of a sword for fencing
- a sword with only one cutting edge
Backtalks
- noun - an impudent or insolent rejoinder; "don't give me any of your sass"