What is to plow again, in the fall; -- said of prairie land broken up in the spring. [Western U.S.] called?
backset — To plow again, in the fall; -- said of prairie land broken up in the spring. [Western U.S.]. (Webster's 1913.)
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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