Definition of Aback
Ab´ack
Pronunciation:
ăb´
a
k
adv.
1.
Toward
the
back
or
rear
;
backward
.
2.
Behind
;
in
the
rear
.
3.
(Naut.)
Backward
against
the
mast
; -
said
of
the
sails
when
pressed
by
the
wind
.
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.
n.
1.
An
abacus
.
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