hark-back
UK/ˈhɑːkbæk/US/ˈhɑɹkˌbæk/
hark-back noun: an act of hounds retracing a course in order to pick up the lost scent of prey.
Noun
hark-back (plural hark-backs)
- An act of hounds retracing a course in order to pick up the lost scent of prey.
- An act of alluding, returning, or reverting (to a subject previously mentioned, etc.); also, an act of evoking, or longing or pining for (a past era or event).
- The addendum cancelling the closures refers to 14 pages […] in which Table 183 is reproduced in its old form with connections to and from Liverpool, Bradford, York, Edinburgh etc. – a hark-back to G.C. ambitions.1961 June, “Talking of Trains: Early Timetables – but at a Price”, in Trains Illustrated, London: Ian Allan Publishing, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 325
- Synonyms:
- callback
Synonyms of hark-back
Forms of hark-back
| plural | hark-backs |
|---|---|
| alternative form | hark back |
Origin of hark-back
Deverbal from hark back.
Questions about hark-back
- What does hark-back mean?
- Hark-back means an act of hounds retracing a course in order to pick up the lost scent of prey.
- What part of speech is hark-back?
- Hark-back is a noun.
- How do you pronounce hark-back?
- Hark-back is pronounced /ˈhɑːkbæk/ (UK).
- What is the plural of hark-back?
- The plural of hark-back is hark-backs.
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