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Definition of Backspin
1. Noun. Spin (usually of a moving ball) that retards or reverses the forward motion.
Definition of Backspin
1. Noun. Spin applied to a ball in order to slow it, change its flight, or stop it when it lands. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To spin (a ball) with this motion. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Backspin
1. a backward rotation [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Backspin
Literary usage of Backspin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Chick Evans' Golf Book by Charles Evans (1921)
"Skilled players can produce backspin with any kind of a club, but the corrugated
face ... My object was to find a club sufficiently lofted for backspin, ..."
2. Methods and Players of Modern Lawn Tennis by Jahial Parmly Paret (1922)
"The forward spinning ball has been matched by its reverse, the under-cut stroke,
with sharp backspin ..."
3. Golf for Women by Mabel S. Hoskins (1916)
"She plays to hit the ball first and then have the clubhead take the turf, with
resultant backspin. Mrs. Gavin is of a different type, except that like Miss ..."
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