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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BACKCAST

Back "cast `, n. Etym: [Back, adv. + cast. ]

 

Defn: Anything which brings misfortune upon one, or causes failure in an effort or enterprise; a reverse. [Scot. ]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

backcast

back cast |ˈbakˌkast ˈbækkæst |Fishing ▶noun a backward swing of a fishing line preparatory to casting. ▶verb ( past and past participle backcast ) [ no obj. ] make such a backward swing.

 

Oxford Dictionary

backcast

back |cast |ˈbakkɑːst | ▶noun a backward swing of a fishing line preparatory to casting. ▶verb ( past and past participle backcast ) [ no obj. ] make a backcast.