Back filling

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(Arch.)	the mass of materials used in filling up the space between two walls, or between the inner and outer faces of a wall, or upon the haunches of an arch or vault.
(Arch.)	See under Back, a.

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Vasili Andreevich, who was wearing two fur-lined coats one over the other, was already in the sledge, his broad back filling nearly its whole rounded width, and taking the reins he immediately touched the horse.

Master and Man by Tolstoy, Leo View in context

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