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Definition of backstitch noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

backstitch

noun

/ˈbækstɪtʃ/

/ˈbækstɪtʃ/

[uncountable, countable]

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a method of sewing in which each stitch begins at the middle of the previous one

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