Found 3 items, similar to Aback.
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Definition: aback
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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: aback
aback
adv 1: having the wind against the forward side of the sails;
“the
ship came up into the wind with all yards aback”
2: by surprise;
“taken aback by the caustic remarks”
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Aback
Aback
\A*back"\ ([.a]*b[a^]k"), adv. [Pref. a- + back; AS. on
b[ae]c at, on, or toward the back. See
Back.]
1. Toward the back or rear; backward.
“Therewith aback she
started.” --Chaucer.
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2. Behind; in the rear. --Knolles.
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3. (Naut.) Backward against the mast; -- said of the sails
when pressed by the wind. --Totten.
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To be taken aback.
(a) To be driven backward against the mast; -- said of the
sails, also of the ship when the sails are thus
driven.
(b) To be suddenly checked, baffled, or discomfited.
--Dickens.
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Aback
\Ab"ack\ ([a^]b"ak), n.
An abacus. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
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