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backake

noun

Etymology

From back + ake.

  1. inherited from *akaną✻ — “to ache”
  2. inherited from *akan✻
  3. inherited from acan — “to ache”
  4. inherited from aken
  5. compounded as backake — “back + ake”

Definitions

  1. Obsolete spelling of backache.

    • At 3 o'clock I went to Lady Anne, and (considering her distemper) found her very well, without any headake, backake, or fever.
    • Was referd to me, because of her obstinate constipation along with a continual backake that made her lie down several times daily.
    • Must get som supplys & som backake ointmint.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA