backgain

== English == === Etymology 1 === Alteration of back-ganging (noun). ==== Alternative forms ==== backgaun, back-gang, back-gannin backgane (Scotland) ==== Noun ==== backgain (plural backgains) (UK dialectal) A relapse. (UK dialectal) A decline; consumption. (UK dialectal) A relapse in illness. === Etymology 2 === Alteration of back-ganging (adjective), equivalent to back +‎ ganging. ==== Alternative forms ==== back-ga'en, back-gaen ==== Adjective ==== backgain (comparative more backgain, superlative most backgain) (UK dialectal) Receding; going back. (UK dialectal, of persons) Not thriving in health or in worldly concerns. a backgain family === See also === back-ganging