back-trail
Americanverb (used without object)
Etymology
Origin of back-trail
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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Gale climbed a rocky wall above the arroyo bank, and there, with command over the miles of the back-trail, he watched.
From Desert Gold by Grey, Zane
The hounds had gotten on his back-trail, staying on it until it grew cold, then had left it.
From Tales of lonely trails by Grey, Zane
"Oh, no, not at all," Smoke snarled with an even better imitation, as he passed among them on the back-trail to Dawson.
From Smoke Bellew by London, Jack
But even as her hurrying feet carried her over the back-trail she realized that night would overtake her before she could hope to reach the larger river.
From The Gun-Brand by Hendryx, James B. (James Beardsley)
A half mile from the encampment, Brent struck into the scattered timber, "He may watch the back-trail," he flung back over his shoulder, "and we don't want to walk into a trap."
From Snowdrift A Story of the Land of the Strong Cold by Hendryx, James B. (James Beardsley)
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