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]
Origin
back·fill
/
ˈbækˌfɪl
/
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bak
-fil
]
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noun
1.
material used for refilling an excavation.
verb (used with object)
2.
to refill (an excavation).
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Origin:
1950–55;
back
2
+
fill
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backfill
(ˈbækˌfɪl)
—
vb
1.
(
tr
) to refill an excavated trench, esp (in archaeology) at the end of an investigation
—
n
2.
the soil used to do this
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Word Origin & History
backfill
1901 (as backfilling), from
back
(adj.) +
fill
(n.). The verb was in use by 1930.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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