backfriendn.

/ˈbakˌfrɛnd/

Etymology: < back n.¹ or back adv. Perhaps originally a friend who ‘kept back,’ and did not come forward to assist, and so was no real friend.

†1. A pretended or false friend; an enemy who pretends friendship; a secret or unavowed enemy. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > hatred > enemy > [noun] > deadly enemy > enemy who pretends friendship

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1472 J. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 449 I harde somwhatt by hym off a bakk freende off yowrys.

1574 T. Newton tr. G. Gratarolo Direct. Health Magistrates & Studentes 75 Corrupte and unpure Ayre is unto all age a greate backefriende and enemie.

1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. ix. xv. 628/1 Westmerland thought it safest to checke the Scots as the neerer and continuall backe-friends.

1690 T. Burnet Theory of Earth iv. 180 As S. Jerome was an open enemy to this doctrine, so Eusebius was a back friend to it.

1725 R. Wodrow Corr. (1843) III. 108 My back friend, Mr. Bruce, has now another and heavier author to deal with than I, Bishop Burnet.

1827 R. Southey Life (1850) V. 321 But I have had backfriends..as well as enemies.

2. A friend who stands at one's back, a backer.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > [noun] > that which or one who supports > one who

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1599 T. Nashe Lenten Stuffe 49 Faithfull confederates and backe-friends.

1823 W. Scott Quentin Durward I. vi. 123 I had, in case of the worst, a stout back-friend in this uncle of mine.

3. (dialect) A hangnail.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of visible parts > disorders of nails > [noun]

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1864 Notes & Queries 3rd Ser. 5 25/1 The troublesome splinters of skin which are often formed near the roots of the nails are called stepmother's blessings..back-friends.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	backfriend
释义	backfriendn. /ˈbakˌfrɛnd/ Etymology: < back n.¹ or back adv. Perhaps originally a friend who ‘kept back,’ and did not come forward to assist, and so was no real friend. †1. A pretended or false friend; an enemy who pretends friendship; a secret or unavowed enemy. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > hatred > enemy > [noun] > deadly enemy > enemy who pretends friendship backfriend1472 1472 J. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 449 I harde somwhatt by hym off a bakk freende off yowrys. 1574 T. Newton tr. G. Gratarolo Direct. Health Magistrates & Studentes 75 Corrupte and unpure Ayre is unto all age a greate backefriende and enemie. 1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. ix. xv. 628/1 Westmerland thought it safest to checke the Scots as the neerer and continuall backe-friends. 1690 T. Burnet Theory of Earth iv. 180 As S. Jerome was an open enemy to this doctrine, so Eusebius was a back friend to it. 1725 R. Wodrow Corr. (1843) III. 108 My back friend, Mr. Bruce, has now another and heavier author to deal with than I, Bishop Burnet. 1827 R. Southey Life (1850) V. 321 But I have had backfriends..as well as enemies. 2. A friend who stands at one's back, a backer. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > [noun] > that which or one who supports > one who uptakera1340 holder-upc1374 upbearer1387 bearera1398 undernimmera1400 weighera1400 upholderc1403 ally1406 allya1431 godfather?1541 propper1549 tower of strength1549 backer1583 moyener?1591 backfriend1599 stayer1611 suppositor1629 susceptor1652 standby1712 bottle holder1788 understander1875 buddy1893 anchorman1895 backer-up1921 1599 T. Nashe Lenten Stuffe 49 Faithfull confederates and backe-friends. 1823 W. Scott Quentin Durward I. vi. 123 I had, in case of the worst, a stout back-friend in this uncle of mine. 3. (dialect) A hangnail. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of visible parts > disorders of nails > [noun] wartwalec1325 flaw1574 liverage1598 pterygium1601 hangnail1678 mormal1685 agnail1737 onychia1814 defluvium1817 onychogryphosis1833 liver-sick1836 ingrowing1852 backfriend1864 onychomycosis1865 white lie1899 koilonychia1902 1864 Notes & Queries 3rd Ser. 5 25/1 The troublesome splinters of skin which are often formed near the roots of the nails are called stepmother's blessings..back-friends. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1472
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