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abacks

abacks is the plural of aback.

Meaning of aback

Noun

aback (plural abacks)

  1. (Early, Modern, obsolete) An inscribed stone square.
    • In the Centre, or midst of the Pegm, there was an Aback, or Square, wherein this Elogy was written.1604, Ben Jonson, “Part of the King's Entertainment in Passing to His Coronation”, in The Works of Ben Jonson, London: Printed by Thomas Hodgkin, published 1692, page 306

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Questions about abacks

What is abacks the plural of?
Abacks is the plural of aback.

Words near abacks in the dictionary

  1. abaciscuses
  2. abacist
  3. abacists
  4. aback
  5. aback of
  6. abacks
  7. abackstays
  8. abackward
  9. abackwards
  10. abacmectin
  11. Abaco

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