back-endn.
/ˈbakˈɛnd/ 1. Of things with two ends: The hinder or rear end.
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the world > space > relative position > position at the back > [noun] > back part or rear
hinder enda1382
back-half1408
backside1417
arse1510
rear1609
postern1611
back-enda1617
arreara1627
back1626
averse1655
posteriorsa1657
ass1700
tail-end1747
rear end1785
west side1829
arse-end1837
hindside1862
ass-end1934
the world > space > relative position > end or extremity > [noun] > rear end
lag-end1598
back-enda1617
tailing1646
tail-end1747
rear end1785
tailpiece1786
a1617 S. Hieron Penance for Sinne in Wks. (1620) II. 114 To put their sinnes into the backe end of the Wallet.
1677 W. Wycherley Plain-dealer ii. 22 At the back-end of a Lords coach.
2. The later part or ‘latter end’ of a season; (absolutely) of the year: The late autumn, the ‘fall’.
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the world > time > period > year > season > [noun] > autumn
harvest902
harvest-tidec1175
harvest time1362
autumn?c1400
falling of the leaf?1504
fall1550
leaf fall1616
go-harvest1735
back-end1820
fall time1833
1820 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Oct. 3 (Jam.) When you did us the honour to stop a day or two last back-end.
1860 W. White All round Wrekin 43 In his opinion the ‘backend’ was the best fishing season.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online September 2019).
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