Wiktionary
back-ganging
a. 1 (context UK dialectal chiefly Scotland English) Behind or late in payment or rent; in arrears. 2 (context UK dialectal of persons or animals English) Not thriving; not prosperous. n. 1 (context UK dialectal English) A going back; a returning; the way back. 2 (context UK dialectal English) A retrograde, especially in health, circumstances, or conditions; a relapse.