SLOWBACK

Etymology

Noun

slowback (plural slowbacks)

(archaic, slang) A lubber; an idle fellow; a loiterer.

Anagrams

• low backs

Source: Wiktionary


Slow"back`, n.

Definition: A lubber; an idle fellow; a loiterer. [Old Slang] Dr. Favour.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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