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Definition aback

Etymology 1

Compare West Frisian tebek (“aback”, adverb, literally “to/at back”), Swedish tillbaka (idem.).

Adverb

aback (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Towards the back or rear; backwards. [First attested prior to 1150.]
  2. (archaic) In the rear; a distance behind. [First attested prior to 1150.]
  3. By surprise; startled; dumbfounded. (see usage)
  4. (nautical) Backward against the mast; said of the sails when pressed by the wind from the "wrong" (forward) side, or of a ship when its sails are set that way. [First attested in the late 17 century.]

Etymology 2

From abacus.

Noun

aback (plural abacks)

  1. (obsolete) An abacus.

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