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\ ˈbak-ˌchek 
\
\back-checked; back-checking; back-checks
Definition of back-check
: to skate back toward one's own goal while closely defending against the offensive rushes of an opposing player in ice hockey
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back-checker \ ˈbak-ˌche-kər \ noun
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The first known use of back-check was in 1913
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