Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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BACKSPLAY, n. A tailor's or seamstress's term. (See quot.) [′bɑk′sple:]L.Bnff. 1926 (per Bnff.4):
Backsplay. The folding back (and tacking down) the free edges or selvedges of a seam each on its own piece of cloth or material.
