back and edge

/bak ənd ɛd͡ʒ/

phrase

In a thorough manner, entirely, completely.

“O'll stick to it back an edge. Abel Bywater (1854), The Sheffield Dialect”

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Meanings

phrase
  1. In a thorough manner, entirely, completely.

    O'll stick to it back an edge. Abel Bywater (1854), The Sheffield Dialect

    3 more examples

    He stood me out it was so, back and edge. Francis Grose (1790), A Provincial Glossary, with MS notes

    She stuck to him back and edge till at last he turned tail Rolf Boldrewood (1891), A Sydney-side Saxon

    BACK AND EDGE [bak ən ɛd͡ʒ] - adamantly, e.g. "Argue back and edge". Jeremy G. Storr (1977), Survey of the Dialect of Selston in the Erewash Valley, page 122.

    Synonyms: hip and thigh, tooth and nail

Synonyms & antonyms

phraseIn a thorough manner, entirely, completely.

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hip and thightooth and nail
Cite this entry
APA

back and edge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back%20and%20edge

MLA

“back and edge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back%20and%20edge. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “back and edge,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back%20and%20edge.

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