"slowback" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-slowback.ogg [Australia] Forms: slowbacks [plural]
Etymology: slow + back Etymology templates: {{compound|en|slow|back}} slow + back Head templates: {{en-noun}} slowback (plural slowbacks)
  1. (archaic, slang) A lubber; an idle fellow; a loiterer. Tags: archaic, slang

Inflected forms

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