backstraight

noun

Etymology

From back + straight.

  1. derived from *strakkjan — “to stretch
  2. derived from streċċan
  3. inherited from streight
  4. compounded as backstraight — “back + straight

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of back straight (“backstretch”).

The neighborhood

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