back and edge
/bak ənd ɛd͡ʒ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.72 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
phrase
In a thorough manner, entirely, completely.
Example Sentences
- "O'll stick to it back an edge. Abel Bywater (1854), The Sheffield Dialect"
- "He stood me out it was so, back and edge. Francis Grose (1790), A Provincial Glossary, with MS notes"
- "She stuck to him back and edge till at last he turned tail Rolf Boldrewood (1891), A Sydney-side Saxon"
- "BACK AND EDGE [bak ən ɛd͡ʒ] - adamantly, e.g. "Argue back and edge". Jeremy G. Storr (1977), Survey of the Dialect of Selston in the Erewash Valley, page 122."
Synonyms
hip and thigh
tooth and nail