GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Aback , adv. [Pref. a- + back; AS. on bæc at, on, or toward the back. See Back.]
- Toward the back or rear; backward. “Therewith aback she started.” Chaucer.1913 Webster
- Behind; in the rear.Knolles.1913 Webster
- (Naut.) Backward against the mast; -- said of the sails when pressed by the wind.Totten.1913 Webster
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.1913 Webster
- Toward the back or rear; backward. “Therewith aback she started.”
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Aback , n. An abacus. [Obs.]B. Jonson.1913 Webster