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BACKSTAFF
\bˈakstaf], \bˈakstaf], \b_ˈa_k_s_t_a_f]\
Definitions of BACKSTAFF
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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An
instrument
useful
in
taking
the
sun's
altitude
at
sea
.
1790
- A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan
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