backflash
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plural -es
2 : the act or an instance of backflashing
3 : a groove formed around the outer portion of the flash to receive the metal squeezed through the flash in sinking an upper die
— called also
gutter
First Known Use of backflash
Noun
1944, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Intransitive verb
circa 1909, in the meaning defined at sense 1
History and Etymology for backflash
Noun
back entry 3 + flash
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