back-and-forth

[bak-uhn-fawrth, -fohrth, -uhnd-]

back-and-forth

[bak-uhn-fawrth, -fohrth, -uhnd-]
adjective
1.
backward and forward; side to side; to and fro: a back-and-forth shuttling of buses to the stadium; the back-and-forth movement of a clock's pendulum.
noun
2.
unresolved argument or discussion.

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Back-and-forth is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

Origin:
1605–15
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