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Definition of Aback

Aback
Aback Ab"ack ([a^]b"ak), n. An abacus. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
Aback
Aback A*back" ([.a]*b[a^]k"), adv. [Pref. a- + back; AS. on b[ae]c 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.

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- Pandey (EXCLUSIVE)". September 2023. "Bhav Dhulia: I was completely taken aback by the unique story of the Freelancer". Cinema Express. "Bhav Dhulia: The...
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- and Their Moms". Us W****ly. Retrieved 2023-06-15. "Robert De Niro taken aback by reporter's question about baby: 'How could you not?'". celebrity.nine...