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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A relapse. UK, dialectal
2. 2
   A decline; consumption. UK, dialectal
3. 3
   A relapse in illness. UK, dialectal

Adjective

1. 1
   Receding; going back. UK, dialectal
2. 2
   Not thriving in health or in worldly concerns. UK, dialectal

   "a backgain family"

Synonyms

All synonyms

back-gangingback-ganging

Etymology

Etymology 1

Alteration of back-ganging (noun).

Etymology 2

Alteration of back-ganging (adjective), equivalent to back + ganging.

Related phrases

back ganging

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