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backgain
Etymology 1 alt. 1 (context UK dialectal English) A relapse. 2 (context UK dialectal English) A decline; consumption. 3 (context UK dialectal English) A relapse in illness. n. 1 (context UK dialectal English) A relapse. 2 (context UK dialectal English) A decline; consumption. 3 (context UK dialectal English) A relapse in illness. Etymology 2
a. 1 (context UK dialectal English) receding; going back. 2 (context UK dialectal of persons English) Not thriving in health or in worldly concerns. alt. 1 (context UK dialectal English) receding; going back. 2 (context UK dialectal of persons English) Not thriving in health or in worldly concerns.