What is in times past; ago. "Sixty or seventy years back." Gladstone called?
back — ( Of time) In times past; ago. "Sixty or seventy years back." Gladstone. (Webster's 1913.)
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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