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backet

backet noun: a shallow wooden trough for carrying ashes, coals, etc.

Noun

backet (plural backets)

  1. (Scotland) A shallow wooden trough for carrying ashes, coals, etc.

Forms of backet

pluralbackets

Origin of backet

From French baquet, from bac.

Questions about backet

What does backet mean?
Backet means a shallow wooden trough for carrying ashes, coals, etc.
What part of speech is backet?
Backet is a noun.
What is the plural of backet?
The plural of backet is backets.

Words near backet in the dictionary

  1. backer-up
  2. backerboard
  3. backerboards
  4. backers
  5. backest
  6. backet
  7. backets
  8. backface
  9. backfaces
  10. backfall
  11. backfalls

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