BACKCAST


Meaning of BACKCAST in English

/bak"kast', -kahst'/ , n.

a short backward and often upward swing of a fishing rod, its line, and its lure in preparation for the cast that immediately follows.

[ 1570-80, for an earlier sense; BACK 2 + CAST 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .