backway

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backway

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noun backways

A back alley. Gliding along the silent streets, and holding his course where they were darkest and most gloomy, the man who had left the widow's house crossed London Bridge, and arriving in the City, plunged into the backways, lanes, and courts […]

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@misc{backway_2026,
  title = {backway},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/backway},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}