Vocabulary : Backsliding to Backsword

Backsliding : of Backslide ;; Slipping back; falling back into sin or error; sinning. ;; The act of one who backslides; abandonment of faith or duty.
Backstaff : An instrument formerly used for taking the altitude of the heavenly bodies, but now superseded by the quadrant and sextant; -- so called because the observer turned his back to the body observed.
Backstair : Private; indirect; secret; intriguing; -- as if finding access by the back stairs.
Backstairs : Alt. of Backstair
Backstay : 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. ;; A rope or strap used to prevent excessive forward motion.

Backster : A backer.
Backstitch : A stitch made by setting the needle back of the end of the last stitch, and bringing it out in front of the end. ;; To sew with backstitches; as, to backstitch a seam.
Backstop : In baseball, a fence, prop. at least 90 feet behind the home base, to stop the balls that pass the catcher; also, the catcher himself. ;; In rounders, the player who stands immediately behind the striking base. ;; In cricket, the longstop; also, the wicket keeper.
Backstress : A female baker.
Backsword : A sword with one sharp edge. ;; In England, a stick with a basket handle, used in rustic amusements; also, the game in which the stick is used. Also called singlestick.

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