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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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BACK-LOOK, n. A retrospective look.Sc. 1726 P. Walker Biographia Presbyteriana 121:
After a serious Backlook of all these forty-eight years.Sc. 1825 Jam.²:
Back-look. 1. Retrospective view; used literally. 2. A review; denoting the act of the mind.