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backlash

noun back·lash \ˈbak-ˌlash\

: a strong public reaction against something

Full Definition of BACKLASH

1
a :  a sudden violent backward movement or reaction
b :  the play between adjacent movable parts (as in a series of gears); also :  the jar caused by this when the parts are put into action
2
:  a snarl in that part of a fishing line wound on the reel
3
:  a strong adverse reaction (as to a recent political or social development)
— back·lash·er noun
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First Known Use of BACKLASH

1815

Other Hunting and Fishing Terms

chum, covert, creel, flense, pitfall, seine, skulk, spoor, trawl

Rhymes with BACKLASH

abash, backslash, backsplash, bone ash, calash, Chumash, cold cash, czardas, encash, eyelash, fly ash, gate-crash, goulash, green flash, heat rash, hot flash, Lagash, mishmash, mustache, panache, potash, rehash, slapdash, soutache, stramash, tongue-lash, unlash, Wabash, whiplash, white ash

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