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backstick

backstick noun: an illegal shot in which a player strikes the ball with the rounded face of the stick in field hockey.

Noun

backstick (plural backsticks)

  1. (attributive, often, field hockey) An illegal shot in which a player strikes the ball with the rounded face of the stick in field hockey.

Forms of backstick

pluralbacksticks

Origin of backstick

From back + stick.

Questions about backstick

What does backstick mean?
Backstick means an illegal shot in which a player strikes the ball with the rounded face of the stick in field hockey.
What part of speech is backstick?
Backstick is a noun.
What is the plural of backstick?
The plural of backstick is backsticks.

Words near backstick in the dictionary

  1. backstepped
  2. backstepping
  3. backsteps
  4. backster
  5. backsters
  6. backstick
  7. backsticks
  8. backstitch
  9. backstitched
  10. backstitches
  11. backstitching

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