ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
( -s )
Etymology: from the phrase lay back
1. : a combination of a receding nose and undershot jaw in certain animals (as a bulldog)
2. : a rock-climbing maneuver in which a climber maintains his balance in a nearly horizontal position by pulling strongly against an underhold or sidehold
3. : the backward inclination of an oarsman's body at the completion of the power phase of a stroke