backcast

[ bak-kast, -kahst ]

/ ˈbækˌkæst, -ˌkɑst /

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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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In effect, this quiz will prove whether or not you have the skills to know the difference between “affect” and “effect.”

Question 1 of 7

The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

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