Definition of Backstrokes

1. Noun. (plural of backstroke) ¹

2. Verb. (third-person singular of backstroke) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Backstrokes

1. backstroke [n] - See also: backstroke

Lexicographical Neighbors of Backstrokes

backstops
backstories
backstory
backstrap
backstraps
backstreet
backstreets
backstress
backstresses
backstretches
backstroke
backstroked
backstroker
backstrokers
backstrokes (current term)
backstroking
backswept
backswimmer
backswing
backswings
backswords
backtag
backtagged
backtagging
backtags
backtalk
backtalked
backtalker

Literary usage of Backstrokes

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Normal Child and Primary Education by Beatrice Chandler Gesell, Arnold Gesell (1912)
"When the psychology of occupations is written," says the writer, " its most interesting chapter will be one which analyzes the backstrokes of the various ..."

2. Richard Cobden: The International Man by John Atkinson Hobson (1919)
"... commentary upon every aspect of our foreign and imperial policy during that period, with a comprehensive survey of the damaging backstrokes which the ..."

3. Outing (1893)
"There are also the overhand backstrokes, in which both arms together or each one alternately are swung straight up in the air and over in front, ..."

4. Cuentos Ticos: Short Stories of Costa Rica by Ricardo Fernández Guardia, Gray Casement (1904)
"... surrounded by imaginary perils, and in order to be ready to defend himself from them, passed the silent hours giving thrusts, cuts and backstrokes with ..."

5. Poetics: An Essay on Poetry by Eneas Sweetland Dallas (1852)
"Any direct and formal charge is seldom brought against poetry: it is generally assailed by means of clever backstrokes and passing lounges. ..."

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