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back and fill
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Meaning back and fill meaning
What does back and fill mean?
back and fill
verb
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(nautical) To manage the sails of a ship so that the wind strikes them alternately in front and behind, in order to keep the ship in the middle of a river or channel while the current or tide carries the vessel against the wind.
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(figurative) To take opposite positions alternately; to assert and deny.
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