noun
Meaning 1
A pull strap extending the backstay of a boot or shoe.
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Standard Lemma guide
backstrap
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noun
Meaning 2
The backbone of a book.
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noun
Meaning 3
A loin of meat consisting of the muscle on each side of the spine.
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noun
Meaning 4
An anchoring strap, passed around the waist or hips, for a small loom.
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noun
Meaning 5
The rearmost surface applied to the grip especially of a pistol below a possible beavertail.
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Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry
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noun
Meaning 6
The rolling of a marijuana cigarette in a certain fashion.
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Topics: drugs, medicine, pharmacology, sciences
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Synonyms: backroll
Antonyms: frontstrap
verb
Meaning 7
To apply or make into a backstrap.
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History
Etymology
From back + strap.