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Aback | Aback \A*back"\ ([.a]*b[a^]k"), adv. [Pref. a- + back; AS. on b[ae]c at, on, or toward the back. See {Back}.] 1. Toward the back or rear; backward. ``Therewith aback she started.'' --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. Behind; in the rear. --Knolles. [1913 Webster] 3. (Naut.) Backward against the mast; -- said of the sails when pressed by the wind. --Totten. [1913 Webster] {To be taken aback}. (a) To be driven backward against the mast; -- said of the sails, also of the ship when the sails are thus driven. (b) To be suddenly checked, baffled, or discomfited. --Dickens. [1913 Webster] |
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