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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1884-1932
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BACKLOAD, -LOADEN, v. To load a cart badly, so that the weight presses on the horse's back. Lit. and fig.Abd.2 1932:
Ye've back-loaden'd yer cairt, man. Tak' up twa links o' yer back-chine an' throw some o' the wecht aff yer horsie's back.Lth. a.1885 “J. Strathesk” More Bits from Blinkb. (1885) xiii.:
These [sc. the funeral expenses] often seriously backloaded poor widows and orphans.
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