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(the) back of preposition Beyond, behind.

1862 Dalton CW Letters (Aug 22) I have went a bout thrity mils back of richmon  we ar going to pedert burg to meat the yankes and I expect we will have big fite. 1939 Hall Coll (White Oak NC) Mountaineers don’t say “in back of.” They say “the back of.” 1970 GSMNP-26:4 The way the road runs now, the road comes back of the Ephraim house, but it did come in front of it. 1989 Matewan OHP-33 [The jail] was over the back of the railroad down there where the station used to be.

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