back run


noun
  1. a period during which a particular process, as the flow of materials in manufacturing, is reversed.

  2. Australian. a tract of dry land in the public domain used as an auxiliary pasture by owners of adjacent private property.

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How to use back run in a sentence

  • It is hollow, and along its back run metal teeth, which are played with a small stick or brush.

  • A quarter-back run caught Steve Edwards napping and put the pigskin on the seven yards.

    Left Guard Gilbert | Ralph Henry Barbour
  • Warden failed to gain and a quarter-back run netted but three yards.

    Quarter-Back Bates | Ralph Henry Barbour
  • Her second, a quarter-back run, came to an inglorious end, Bacon being nailed well back of the line.

    The Crimson Sweater | Ralph Henry Barbour
  • My head aches as if it would split, and all down my back run sharp pains.