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reback

reback verb: to repair (a book) by replacing the spine.

Verb

reback (third-person singular simple present rebacks, present participle rebacking, simple past and past participle rebacked)

  1. (transitive) To repair (a book) by replacing the spine.

Forms of reback

third-person singular presentrebacks
present participlerebacking
past participlerebacked
pastrebacked

Origin of reback

From re- + back.

Questions about reback

What does reback mean?
Reback means to repair (a book) by replacing the spine.
What part of speech is reback?
Reback is a verb.
What is the past tense of reback?
The past tense of reback is rebacked.

Words near reback in the dictionary

  1. Reb A
  2. Reba
  3. rebab
  4. rebabs
  5. rebaccamycin
  6. reback
  7. rebacked
  8. rebacking
  9. rebackings
  10. rebacks
  11. rebadge

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