Backake

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Obsolete spelling of backache. alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable

    "At 3 o'clock I went to Lady Anne, and (considering her distemper) found her very well, without any headake, backake, or fever."

Example

More examples

"At 3 o'clock I went to Lady Anne, and (considering her distemper) found her very well, without any headake, backake, or fever."

Etymology

From back + ake.

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