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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.

Nearby words

  1. backboard splint,
  2. backbone,
  3. backbreaker,
  4. backbreaking,
  5. backburn,
  6. backchat,
  7. backcloth,
  8. backcomb,
  9. backcourt,
  10. backcourtman

Origin of backcast

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