Definition of Abck
A*back" (&adot;*băk"), adv. [Pref.
a- + back; AS. on bæc at, on, or toward the
back. See Back.] 1. Toward the back or rear;
backward. "Therewith aback she started." Chaucer.
2. Behind; in the rear. Knolles.
3. (Naut.) Backward against the mast; --
said of the sails when pressed by the wind. Totten.
To be taken aback. (a) To be
driven backward against the mast; -- said of the sails, also of the ship
when the sails are thus driven. (b) To be suddenly checked,
baffled, or discomfited. Dickens.
Ab"ack (ăb"ak), n. An
abacus. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (Rare) Towards the back or rear; backwards; away.
Therewith aback she started. - Chaucer
- Behind; in the rear.
- (nautical) Backward against the mast; said of the sails when pressed by the wind.
They sailed aback. --- They sailed against the wind.
- (Obsolete) An abacus.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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