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backslab

noun

Etymology

From back + slab.

  1. derived from *(s)leyb-✻
  2. derived from *slaipaz✻
  3. derived from sleipr
  4. inherited from sclabbe
  5. compounded as backslab — “back + slab”

Definitions

  1. A type of cast that is non-circumferential, only covering the posterior aspect of a limb,…

    A type of cast that is non-circumferential, only covering the posterior aspect of a limb, in order to permit swelling.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for backslab. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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