"backstrap" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: backstraps [plural]
Etymology: From back + strap. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|back|strap}} back + strap Head templates: {{en-noun}} backstrap (plural backstraps)
  1. A pull strap extending the backstay of a boot or shoe.
    Sense id: en-backstrap-en-noun-J4ERaZDV
  2. The backbone of a book.
    Sense id: en-backstrap-en-noun-vVE40Q0b
  3. A loin of meat consisting of the muscle on each side of the spine.
    Sense id: en-backstrap-en-noun-Hx3KbEb0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 1 23 24 13 4 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 3 23 25 12 3 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 1 24 25 14 2 26
  4. An anchoring strap, passed around the waist or hips, for a small loom.
    Sense id: en-backstrap-en-noun-lmIyNImj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 1 23 24 13 4 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 3 23 25 12 3 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 1 24 25 14 2 26
  5. (firearms) The rearmost surface applied to the grip especially of a pistol below a possible beavertail. Categories (topical): Firearms
    Sense id: en-backstrap-en-noun-TdQxjDd1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 1 23 24 13 4 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 3 23 25 12 3 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 1 24 25 14 2 26 Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry
  6. (drugs) The rolling a marijuana cigarette in a certain fashion Categories (lifeform): Marijuana Synonyms: backroll
    Sense id: en-backstrap-en-noun-CEWLQCJi Topics: drugs, medicine, pharmacology, sciences

Verb

Forms: backstraps [present, singular, third-person], backstrapping [participle, present], backstrapped [participle, past], backstrapped [past]
Etymology: From back + strap. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|back|strap}} back + strap Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} backstrap (third-person singular simple present backstraps, present participle backstrapping, simple past and past participle backstrapped)
  1. To apply or make into a backstrap.
    Sense id: en-backstrap-en-verb-NTXPf75J Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 1 23 24 13 4 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 3 23 25 12 3 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 1 24 25 14 2 26

Inflected forms

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