Definitions
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- noun A pull strap extending the
backstay of a boot or shoe - noun The
backbone of a book - noun A
loin of meat consisting of themuscle on each side of thespine
Etymologies
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Examples
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I feel a properly trimmed and cooked venison backstrap is superior to beef steak.
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The backstrap is not really very thick to begin with
An Expert Gunsmith on Over-Pressure Rounds and Exploding Handguns 2009
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I feel a properly trimmed and cooked venison backstrap is superior to beef steak.
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The backstrap is not really very thick to begin with
An Expert Gunsmith on Over-Pressure Rounds and Exploding Handguns 2009
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This material, woven in backstrap looms, is used exclusively in the Purépecha region and partially in the Mazahua region in eastern part of the state.
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This material, woven in backstrap looms, is used exclusively in the Purépecha region and partially in the Mazahua region in eastern part of the state.
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This material, woven in backstrap looms, is used exclusively in the Purépecha region and partially in the Mazahua region in eastern part of the state.
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On the best game animals for eating: There’s a lot of variability in caribou, but a great piece of caribou backstrap is better than anything in the world.
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She had me bring in a backstrap to show class how to kill it and grill it!
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She had me bring in a backstrap to show class how to kill it and grill it!
hernesheir commented on the word backstrap
US Railway Association, Standard Cipher Code, 1906: Railroad telegraphers' shorthand for Baggage has been taken by officers, on a writ served at".
January 20, 2013