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backgains

backgains is the plural of backgain.

Meaning of backgain

Noun

backgain (plural backgains)

  1. (UK, dialectal) A relapse.
  2. (UK, dialectal) A decline; consumption.
  3. (UK, dialectal) A relapse in illness.

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Questions about backgains

What is backgains the plural of?
Backgains is the plural of backgain.

Words near backgains in the dictionary

  1. backfurrow
  2. backfurrowed
  3. backfurrowing
  4. backfurrows
  5. backgain
  6. backgains
  7. backgame
  8. backgames
  9. backgammon
  10. backgammoned
  11. backgammoner

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