"back burn" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: back burns [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} back burn (plural back burns)
  1. Alternative spelling of backburn. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: backburn
    Sense id: en-back_burn-en-noun-muB-D8mY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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