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ABACK

\ɐbˈak], \ɐbˈak], \ɐ_b_ˈa_k]\

Definitions of ABACK

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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by surprise; "taken aback by the caustic remarks"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

by surprise; "taken aback by the caustic remarks"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Behind; in the rear.
Backward against the mast; - said of the sails when pressed by the wind.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

Behind; in the rear.
Backward against the mast; - said of the sails when pressed by the wind.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

Said of sails pressed backward against the mast by the wind-hence, TAKEN ABACK, taken by surprise.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Backwards; by surprise.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

So as to be pressed backward, as sails; backward; by surprize.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

adv. Backward, against the masts â€“ said of the sails when pressed by the wind.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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