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▪ I. backening, vbl. n. (ˈbæk(ə)nɪŋ) [f. backen + -ing1.] The action of moving or drawing back.1748 Thompson Cast. Indol. ii. xlii, With back'ning shunn'd his touch, for well he knew its power.▪ II. ˈbackening, ppl. a. [f. as prec. + -ing2.] Keeping back, retarding (vegetables, crops, etc.).1781 Bar... Oxford English Dictionary
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backen, v. (ˈbæk(ə)n) [f. back + -en2; cf. lessen.] 1. trans. To put, keep, or throw back; to throw behind, retard (in progress). Rare in mod. lit.1649 W. Blithe Eng. Improv. Impr. (1653) 160 Yet will it so backen them that thou mayst lose a full half years growth in them. 1750 A. Hill Wks. (1753) I... Oxford English Dictionary
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