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noun
Part of a garment that is turned back.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: attributive, countable, uncountable
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noun
The turning back of a weaver around another element.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The act of turning back a boat containing immigrants.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The strap from the hames to the hip-strap, on a horse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A place, e.g. on a railway, where vehicles can reverse direction, i.e. turn back.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A cadet at a military academy who fails a class and has to retake it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, countable, uncountable
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History
Deverbal from turn back.
