hark-back

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Synonyms: hark back, hardback, hard-tack, harks back, arc-back, half-back, talk-back

Antonyms: hark back, hardback, hard-tack, harks back, arc-back, half-back, talk-back

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|hunting}} An [[act#Noun|act]] of [[hound#Noun|hounds]] [[retrace#Verb|retracing]] a [[course#Noun|course]] in order to [[pick up]] the [[lost#Adjective|lost]] [[scent#Noun|scent]] of [[prey#Noun|prey]].
2. {{lb|en|figuratively}} An act of [[allude#Verb|alluding]], [[return#Verb|returning]], or [[revert#Verb|reverting]] (to a [[subject#Noun|subject]] [[previously]] [[mention#Verb|mentioned]], etc.); also, an act of [[evoke|evoking]], or [[long#Verb|longing]] or [[pine#Verb|pining]] for (a [[past#Adjective|past]] [[era]] or [[event#Noun|event]]).

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