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un⋅der⋅spin

[uhn-der-spin]
–noun
backspin.

Origin:
1900–05; under- + spin

back⋅spin

[bak-spin]
–noun
reverse rotation of a ball causing it to bounce or roll backward or stop short.
Also called underspin.


Origin:
1905–10; back 2 + spin
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un·der·spin   (ŭn'dər-spĭn')   
n.  A backspin.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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