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backgain en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

Alteration of back-ganging (noun).

Meanings

(UK, dialectal) A relapse.
(UK, dialectal) A decline; consumption.
(UK, dialectal) A relapse in illness.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
backgane		alternative	lexicographic
back-gannin		alternative	lexicographic
back-gang		alternative	lexicographic
backgains	Number=Plur		lexicographic
backgaun		alternative	lexicographic

backgain en · ADJ · etymology 2

Etymology

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

Meanings

(UK, dialectal) Receding; going back.
(UK, dialectal, of persons) Not thriving in health or in worldly concerns.
- a backgain family

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
back-gaen		alternative	lexicographic
back-ga'en		alternative	lexicographic
more backgain	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic
most backgain	Degree=Sup		lexicographic

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