aback
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[edit] Etymology 1
[edit] Adverb
aback (not comparable)
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- (rare) Towards the back or rear; backwards; away.
- Therewith aback she started. - Geoffrey Chaucer
- Behind; in the rear.
- (nautical) Backward against the mast; said of the sails when pressed by the wind.
- They sailed aback. --- They sailed against the wind.
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backwards
in the rear
said of sails pressed backward
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[edit] Etymology 2
From abacus
[edit] Noun
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Plural |
aback (plural abacks)
[edit] Translations
abacus — see abacus