backstrap
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]backstrap (plural backstraps)
- A pull strap extending the backstay of a boot or shoe.
- The backbone of a book.
- A loin of meat consisting of the muscle on each side of the spine.
- 2010, Guy Mirabella, Eat - Ate, page 110:
- As a dressing, combine the extra-virgin olive oil and garlic in a small bowl, seasoning with salt and pepper. Arrange the whole eggplants and tomatoes on a large platter. Slice the lamb backstraps diagonally and lay the meat over the eggplants and tomatoes.
- An anchoring strap, passed around the waist or hips, for a small loom.
- (firearms) The rearmost surface applied to the grip especially of a pistol below a possible beavertail.
- (drugs) The rolling a marijuana cigarette in a certain fashion (clarification of this definition is needed)
- Synonym: backroll
- Antonym: frontstrap
Verb
[edit]backstrap (third-person singular simple present backstraps, present participle backstrapping, simple past and past participle backstrapped)
- To apply or make into a backstrap.
References
[edit]- Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged. Merriam-Webster, 2002. http://unabridged.merriam-webster.com (17 Aug. 2011)
- Backstrap loom.