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backstair

noun

Meaning

  1. The backstairs (stairs at the rear of a building).
  2. Clandestine, secret or furtive

Etymology / origin

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Related words

covert(English)furtive(English)closet(English)split-level(English)walk-up(English)tuckaway(English)stabled(English)recessed(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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