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backfall

noun — 3 senses

backfall

noun

Etymology From back + fall.

1

Government, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Martial arts, Military, Politics, Sports, War, Wrestling A fall or throw on the back.

2

Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music A lever in the coupler of an organ.

3

Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music A descending appoggiatura.

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.