backcast

[ bak-kast, -kahst ]
/ ˈbækˌkæst, -ˌkɑst /

noun

a short backward and often upward swing of a fishing rod, its line, and its lure in preparation for the cast that immediately follows.

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Origin of backcast

1570–80, for an earlier sense; back2 + cast

Words nearby backcast

backboard splint, backbone, backbreaker, backbreaking, backburn, backcast, backchat, backcloth, backcomb, backcourt, backcourtman
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