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layback \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun (-s) Etymology: from the phrase lay back 1. : a combination of a receding nose and undershot jaw in certain animals (as a bulldog) 2. : a rock-climbing maneuver in which a climber maintains his balance in a nearly horizontal position by pulling strongly against an underhold or sidehold 3. : the backward inclination of an oarsman's body at the completion of the power phase of a stroke |