backstroke.
A backhanded stroke or blow.
Meaning & usage
A backhanded stroke or blow.
A stroke swum lying on one's back, while rotating both arms through the water as to propel the swimmer backwards.
The pull on the tail of the rope that swings the bell through a full circle.
Where this word comes from
From back + stroke.
To hit with a backstroke.
To swim the backstroke.
Where this word comes from
From back + stroke.
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