2. Verb. (third-person singular of backstroke) ¹
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Definition of Backstrokes
1. backstroke [n] - See also: backstroke
Lexicographical Neighbors of Backstrokes
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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