backgainとは 意味・読み方・使い方

別の表記

• backgaun, back-gang, back-gannin
• backgane (Scotland)

名詞

backgain (複数形 backgains)

1. (UK dialectal) A relapse.
2. (UK dialectal) A decline; consumption.
3. (UK dialectal) A relapse in illness.

語源 2

Alteration of back-ganging (adjective), equivalent to back +‎ ganging.

別の表記

• back-ga'en, back-gaen

形容詞

backgain (comparative more backgain, superlative most backgain)

1. (UK dialectal) Receding; going back.
2. (UK dialectal, of persons) Not thriving in health or in worldly concerns.

   a backgain family

参考

• back-ganging