back-trail
Americanverb (used without object)
Etymology
Origin of back-trail
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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On the instant she jerked her pony round, whirled her quirt cross-handed, and tore down the back-trail at full gallop.
From The Heart of the Range by White, William Patterson
A close observer might have noted that the eyes of these men were hard, and the frequent glances they cast over the back-trail were tense with concern.
From The Gun-Brand by Hendryx, James B. (James Beardsley)
Both he and Joe Pete were asleep the instant they hit the blankets, and for a long time Snowdrift sat with the moss-bag hugged close, and her eyes fixed upon the long sweep of back-trail.
From Snowdrift A Story of the Land of the Strong Cold by Hendryx, James B. (James Beardsley)
Around the massive elbow of this ledge, our back-trail, ascending into view, curved under shouldering boulders.
From The Hidden Children by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
Therefore he ordered the other Indians to continue their journey, and, motioning the girl to a place on the sled, headed his dogs northward and sent them skimming over the back-trail.
From The Gun-Brand by Hendryx, James B. (James Beardsley)
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