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Alt. of Backstair

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  1. a. Alt. of Backstair
  2. adj. secret and sly or sordid
  3. n. a second staircase at the rear of a building
  4. Private; indirect; secret; intriguing; as if finding access by the back stairs. A backstairs influence. Burke. Female caprice and backstairs influence. Trevelyan.
  5. n:100 n. a second staircase at the rear of a building