backfriend

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Synonyms: back-friend, backfield

Antonyms: back-friend, backfield

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|archaic}} A [[friend#Noun|friend]] who [[support#Verb|supports]] someone; a person who [[has someone's back]]; a [[backer]], a [[supporter]].
2. {{synonym of|en|hangnail|t=a [[loose#Adjective|loose]], [[narrow#Adjective|narrow]] [[strip#Noun|strip]] of [[nail#Noun|nail]] [[tissue#Noun|tissue]] [[protrude|protruding]] from the [[side#Noun|side]] [[edge#Noun|edge]] and [[anchor#Verb|anchored]] near the [[base#Noun|base]] of a [[fingernail]] or [[toenail]]}}.
3. {{senseid|en|false friend}}{{lb|en|obsolete}} A person who [[pretend#Verb|pretends]] to be someone's friend; a [[false#Adjective|false]] friend, a [[secret#Adjective|secret]] [[enemy#Noun|enemy]].

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