English Explanatory Dictionary

backgain

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A relapse.
  2. A decline; consumption.
  3. A relapse in illness.
adj
  1. Receding; going back.
  2. Not thriving in health or in worldly concerns.

Word forms

backgain backgains backgaun back-gang back-gannin backgane more backgain most backgain back-ga'en back-gaen

Etymology

Alteration of back-ganging (noun).

Related words

back-ganging
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