"backgain" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more backgain [comparative], most backgain [superlative]
Etymology: Alteration of back-ganging (adjective), equivalent to back + ganging. Etymology templates: {{m|en|back-ganging|pos=a}} back-ganging (adjective), {{compound|en|back|ganging}} back + ganging Head templates: {{en-adj}} backgain (comparative more backgain, superlative most backgain)
  1. (UK dialectal) Receding; going back. Tags: UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-backgain-en-adj-A6dY~1rk Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 15 9 11 7
  2. (UK dialectal, of persons) Not thriving in health or in worldly concerns. Tags: UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-backgain-en-adj-UBySMwbH Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: back-ga'en, back-gaen Related terms: back-ganging
Etymology number: 2

Noun [English]

Forms: backgains [plural]
Etymology: Alteration of back-ganging (noun), equivalent to back- + ganging. Etymology templates: {{m|en|back-ganging|pos=n}} back-ganging (noun), {{pre|en|back-|ganging}} back- + ganging Head templates: {{en-noun}} backgain (plural backgains)
  1. (UK dialectal) A relapse. Tags: UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-backgain-en-noun-iDUgdjE9 Categories (other): British English, English terms prefixed with back- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with back-: 37 35 28
  2. (UK dialectal) A decline; consumption. Tags: UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-backgain-en-noun-wKQQdmm4 Categories (other): British English, English terms prefixed with back- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with back-: 37 35 28
  3. (UK dialectal) A relapse in illness. Tags: UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-backgain-en-noun-~t3yHpGE Categories (other): British English, English terms prefixed with back- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with back-: 37 35 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: backgaun, back-gang, back-gannin, backgane [Scotland]
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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