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backrest

back·rest

UK/ˈbækˌɹɛst/ US/ˈbæˌkrɛst/ uncommon

noun

1.

a support that you can lean against while sitting

  • “the back of the dental chair was adjustable”
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Origin

Compound of back + rest.

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