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BACKBEAR

\bˈakbe͡ə], \bˈakbe‍ə], \b_ˈa_k_b_eə]\

Definitions of BACKBEAR

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)

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In forest law. Carrying on the back. One of the cases in which an offender against vert and venison might be arrested, as being taken with the mainour, or manner, or found carrying a deer off on his back. Manwood; Cowell.

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)
By Henry Campbell Black

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