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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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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