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BACKSTAFF
Back"staff`, n.
Definition: An instrument formerly used for taking the altitude of the heavenly bodies, but now superseded by the quadrant and sextant; -- so called because the observer turned his back to the body observed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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