1. A check; a relapse; a discouragement; a setback.
2. Whatever is thrown back in its course, as water. Slackwater, or the backset caused by the overflow. Harper's Mag.
BACKSET
Back"set`, v. i.
Defn: To plow again, in the fall; — said of prairie land broken up in the spring. [Western U.S.]
BACKSETTLER
Back"set"tler, n. Etym: [Back, a. + settler.]
Defn: One living in the back or outlying districts of a community.
The English backsettlers of Leinster and Munster. Macaulay.
BACKSHEESH; BACKSHISH Back"sheesh`, Back"shish`, n. Etym: [Pers. bakhshish, fr. bakhshidan to give.]
Defn: In Egypt and the Turkish empire, a gratuity; a "tip".
BACKSIDE
Back"side`, n. Etym: [Back, a. + side. ]
Defn: The hinder part, posteriors, or rump of a person or animal.