First Known Use: circa 1825
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retrorse
adjective re·trorse \ˈrē-ˌtrȯrs\
Definition of RETRORSE
: bent backward or downward
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Origin of RETRORSE
Latin retrorsus, contraction of retroversus
Rhymes with RETRORSE
clotheshorse, concourse, crash course, dark horse, dawn horse, dead horse, deforce, discourse, divorce, dray horse, endorse, enforce, extrorse, golf course, gut course, high horse, introrse, iron horse, midcourse, of course, Old Norse, one-horse, packhorse, perforce, post-horse, racecourse, racehorse, recourse, redhorse, remorse, resource, sawhorse, sea horse, stringcourse, trial horse, unhorse, warhorse, wheelhorse, Whitehorse, workhorse
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