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backswing
noun back·swing \ˈbak-ˌswiŋ\
: a movement of the arm backwards before swinging something (such as a club, bat, or racket)
Full Definition of BACKSWING
: the movement of a club, racket, bat, or arm backward to a position from which the forward or downward swing is made
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First Known Use of BACKSWING
1892
Rhymes with BACKSWING
Anqing, Baoding, bedspring, Beijing, bi-swing, bitewing, bowstring, bullring, Chongqing, clearwing, downswing, drawstring, D ring, earring, first-string, forewing, G-string, greenwing, growth ring, hairspring, hamstring, handspring, headspring, heartstring, hind wing, hot spring, Kunming, lacewing, lapwing, latchstring, left-wing, mainspring, Nanjing, Nan Ling, Nanning, O-ring, offspring, plaything, redwing, right-wing, seal ring, shoestring, slip ring, sure thing, unsling, unstring, upspring, upswing, waxwing, wellspring, whitewing, wingding, Xining
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