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back beam

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Definition of back beam

: the cylinder of wood on a loom on which the warp is wound before the weaving process

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First Known Use of back beam

1862, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of back beam was in 1862

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“Back beam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20beam. Accessed 25 May. 2022.

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