English Explanatory Dictionary

backstrap

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A pull strap extending the backstay of a boot or shoe.
  2. The backbone of a book.
  3. A loin of meat consisting of the muscle on each side of the spine.
  4. An anchoring strap, passed around the waist or hips, for a small loom.
  5. The rearmost surface applied to the grip especially of a pistol below a possible beavertail.
  6. The rolling of a marijuana cigarette in a certain fashion.
verb
  1. To apply or make into a backstrap.

Word forms

backstrap backstraps backstrapping backstrapped

Etymology

From back + strap.

Synonyms

backroll

Antonyms

frontstrap
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