What is whatever is thrown back in its course, as water. Slackwater, or the backset caused by the overflow. Harper's Mag called?
backset — Whatever is thrown back in its course, as water. Slackwater, or the backset caused by the overflow. Harper's Mag. (Webster's 1913.)
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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