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backstairs

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

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building influence rear second secret staircase backstair access alt back burke caprice female finding indirect intriguing private sly sordid stairs Trevelyan

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