"back answer" meaning in All languages combined

See back answer on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: back answers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} back answer (plural back answers)
  1. A sharp reply given to someone. Synonyms: retort
    Sense id: en-back_answer-en-noun--lG3o7FM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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          "source": "w"
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        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1901, William Henley, Bus-driver:",
          "text": "He’s called The General from the brazen craft\nAnd dash with which he sneaks a bit of road\nAnd all its fares; challenged, or chafed, or chaffed,\nBack-answers of the newest he’ll explode;",
          "type": "quote"
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      "glosses": [
        "A sharp reply given to someone."
      ],
      "id": "en-back_answer-en-noun--lG3o7FM",
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "retort"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "back answer"
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        "English lemmas",
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        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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        {
          "ref": "1901, William Henley, Bus-driver:",
          "text": "He’s called The General from the brazen craft\nAnd dash with which he sneaks a bit of road\nAnd all its fares; challenged, or chafed, or chaffed,\nBack-answers of the newest he’ll explode;",
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