backwash
noun
water thrown backward by the motion of oars, propellers, paddle wheels, etc.
backwashed
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past participleof backwash.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof backwash.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
backwashnounwater thrown backward by the motion of oars, propellers, paddle wheels, etc.
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On that backwashed clay, the Mathews clan would scratch out a living grazing livestock.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2017
