back-trail

[ bak-treyl ]

/ ˈbækˌtreɪl /

verb (used without object)

to backtrack.

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earnest

full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.

a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.

urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.

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Origin of back-trail

First recorded in 1905–10

Words nearby back-trail

back-stabbing, back-street, back-talk, back-to-back, back-to-basics, back-trail, back-up light, backache, backband, backbar, backbeat

Example sentences from the Web for back-trail

He had been harping on the city string again and asked me if I intended to live and die a withered beauty on a back-trail ranch.
The Prairie Child|Arthur Stringer
When they started the actions of the dog showed Hare that Wolf was not tracking a back-trail, but travelling by instinct.
The Heritage of the Desert|Zane Grey
We followed the back-trail for a few miles and then were forced by the night to make a camp.
A Virginia Scout|Hugh Pendexter
She fled, stumbled, stood still in the entrance to the back-trail.
Sacrifice|Stephen French Whitman

I don't like to back-trail, anyway; it's a bad habit to get into.
They of the High Trails|Hamlin Garland

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