- 1. n. A check; a relapse; a discouragement; a setback. Source: opted
- 2. n. Whatever is thrown back in its course, as water. Source: opted
- 3. v. i. To plow again, in the fall; -- said of prairie land broken up in the spring. Source: opted
- 4. 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. To plow again, in the fall; -- said of prairie land broken up in the spring. [Western U.S.] Source: webster
- 5. To plow again, in the fall; -- said of prairie land broken upin the spring. [Western U.S.] Source: adambom
- 6. n. A check; a relapse; a discouragement; a setback. n. Whatever is thrown back in its course, as water. v. i. To plow again, in the fall; -- said of prairie land broken up in the spring. Source: ecdict
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