A bad back, or that illness, humorously supposed to arise from excessive sexual intercourse.

(Tyneside) Alternative form of woollyback (“pejorative: an inhabitant of a rural area”). / (Scotland, derogatory) A term of abuse directed at Highlanders or rural folk in general.

A small, controlled fire set in the path of a larger uncontrolled fire, in order to limit the spread of the large fire by removing its fuel.

plural of wooley back.

plural of running back

(soccer) An intentional pass to the goalkeeper by a teammate.

(idiomatic) To reply impertinently or rudely; to answer in a cheeky or rude manner. / (idiomatic) To return disrespect.

(idiomatic) To recover from a negative without seemingly any damage. / (of a message, usually an email) To be returned to the sender because it is undeliverable.

(hunting) Of hounds: to retrace a course in order to pick up the lost scent of prey. / (by extension) To return to where one has previously been; to retrace one's steps.

(hunting) An act of hounds retracing a course in order to pick up the lost scent of prey.