BACKFALL

Etymology

Noun

backfall (plural backfalls)

(wrestling) A fall or throw on the back.

(music) A lever in the coupler of an organ.

Anagrams

• fall back, fall-back, fallback

Source: Wiktionary


Back"fall`, n. Etym: [2nd back ,n. + fall]

Definition: A fall or throw on the back in wrestling.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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