Definitions for backset

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backset back·set

Spelling: [bak-set]

IPA: /ˈbækˌsɛt/

Backset is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 230 anagrams from letters in backset (abcekst).

Definitions for backset

noun

1. New England, Southern, and South Midland U.S. a setback; relapse; reverse. an eddy or countercurrent.
2. (on a lock on a door or the like) the horizontal distance between the face through which the bolt passes and the center line of the knob stem or keyhole.

Origin of backset

First recorded in 1565-75; back² + set

Examples for backset

Its backset, however, is caught in the yawning mouth of the race.

This was certainly a big "backset," and one they had not dreamed of.

The rascals had had one backset, but this move seemed likely to more than make up for it.

The water is backset by a mill-dam for two miles, forming a small lake.

The backset to his ambition made him more sleepless than ever, bringing on frequent attacks of asthma.

"There is no possible chance for any backset this time," said the lieutenant.