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backward
Chess (of a pawn) behind neighbouring pawns and unable to be supported by them


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Ponta lashed out, right and left, savagely as ever, and though Joe blocked the blows, such was the force of them that he was knocked backward several steps.
And business so handled, at several sittings or meetings, goeth commonly backward and forward in an unsteady manner.
The Sheep, much against his will, carried her backward and forward for a long time, and at last said, "If you had treated a dog in this way, you would have had your deserts from his sharp teeth.
 
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