back-trail
Americanverb (used without object)
Etymology
Origin of back-trail
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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At intervals of an hour or so he would stop and strain his eyes to pierce the boiling white smother of snow that curtained the back-trail.
From Connie Morgan in the Fur Country by Hendryx, James B. (James Beardsley)
"But, Jim, I'll never be able to find the back-trail," said Joan.
From The Border Legion by Grey, Zane
Don’t tell them just when you took the back-trail, and just how long Wayland and I were in camp.”
From The Forester's Daughter A Romance of the Bear-Tooth Range by Garland, Hamlin
When you get that lit, you better crawl into them clothes of yours an' we'll be hittin' the back-trail.
From The Texan A Story of the Cattle Country by Hendryx, James B. (James Beardsley)
MacNair whirled as if upon a pivot, and with hardly a glance at the prostrate form, dashed over the back-trail with the curious lumbering strides of the man who would hurry on rackets.
From The Gun-Brand by Hendryx, James B. (James Beardsley)
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