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backfall
[
bak
-fawl ]
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/ ˈbækˌfɔl /
PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun
Wrestling
.
a fall or throw onto the back.
Origin of backfall
First recorded in 1670–80;
back
2
+
fall
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,
backed
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backfill
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backfire
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backfist