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Synonyms for back door


Grammar : Noun

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Définition of back door

Origin :
  • also back-door, "devious, shady, illegal," 1640s. The notion is of business done out of public view. The noun back door in the literal sense is from 1520s, from back (adj.) + door. The association with sodomy is at least from 19c.; cf. also back-door man "a married woman's lover," black slang, early 20c.
  • noun back entrance
Example sentences :
  • He went round to the back door, where he thought it best, in the first place, to knock.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • When she had done this she left the back door a deeply indignant woman.
  • Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
  • Is there a back door where we can dash out and give them the slip?
  • Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
  • The back door opened and Graham came in, Kellogg at his heels.
  • Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • You saw me put the mare into the stable and go into the house by the back door?
  • Extract from : « The Cavalier » by George Washington Cable
  • Meanwhile I left the back door and went on with my preparations for the night.
  • Extract from : « Concerning Cats » by Helen M. Winslow
  • Try the back door; that's the most liable to be only bolted and hooked.
  • Extract from : « Thankful's Inheritance » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • Will you and Mr. Kendrick come out here to the back door a minute?
  • Extract from : « Thankful's Inheritance » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • There was no answer, but the back door closed with a tremendous bang.
  • Extract from : « Cap'n Warren's Wards » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • He strode from the sink to the back door, wheeled and strode back again.
  • Extract from : « Cap'n Dan's Daughter » by Joseph C. Lincoln

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