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backing off [′bak·iŋ ¦ȯf] (engineering) Removing excessive body metal from badly worn bits. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Backing off fifteen or twenty feet from the bole of the tree beneath the branches of which Tarzan worked upon his rope, Gazan scampered quickly forward, scrambling nimbly upward to the lower limbs. Trotty was backing off to that extraordinary chair again, when the child, who had been awakened by the noise, came running in half- dressed. |
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