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"back-end" Definition

  1. that portion of the year which commences with October. This phrase is peculiar to the turf, and has its origin in the fact that October was actually, and is now nearly, the finishing portion of the racing season. Towards BACK-END the punters and “little men” generally begin to look forward with anxiety to their winter prospects, and “going for the gloves” is not only a frequent phrase, but a frequently recurring practice.

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Position in the dictionary: 67 of 4022 slang words.
Next words in the dictionary: back-hander, backer, backslums, bacon, bad, bad egg, bad lot, bad words, badger, badminton
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