"go-backs" meaning in English

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Noun

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  1. plural of go-back Tags: form-of, plural Form of: go-back
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Noun

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  1. (dated, US) A supposed disease of children causing weight loss and lack of growth. Tags: US, dated, plural, plural-only
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