"backfall" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: backfalls [plural]
Etymology: back + fall Etymology templates: {{compound|en|back|fall}} back + fall Head templates: {{en-noun}} backfall (plural backfalls)
  1. (wrestling) A fall or throw on the back. Categories (topical): Wrestling
    Sense id: en-backfall-en-noun-KvP1LaQN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 92 8 Topics: government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war, wrestling
  2. (music) A lever in the coupler of an organ. Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-backfall-en-noun-7av9WCeX Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for backfall meaning in English (1.9kB)

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