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backstrap

The English word “backstrap” has 7 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A pull strap extending the backstay of a boot or shoe.
  2. The backbone of a book.
  3. A loin of meat consisting of the muscle on each side of the spine.
  4. An anchoring strap, passed around the waist or hips, for a small loom.
  5. The rearmost surface applied to the grip especially of a pistol below a possible beavertail.
  6. The rolling of a marijuana cigarette in a certain fashion.

verb

  1. To apply or make into a backstrap.

Etymology

From back + strap.

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