backcast

[ bak-kast, -kahst ]

/ ˈbækˌkæst, -ˌkɑst /

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noun

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

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Origin of backcast

1570–80, for an earlier sense; back² + cast

Words nearby backcast

backbreaker, backbreaking, backburn, back burner, back burner, on a, backcast, back catalogue, back channel, backchat, back-check, back clipping