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De - Pt| English Dictionary: roorback | by the DICT Development Group |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Roorback \Roor"back\, Roorbach \Roor"bach\, n. A defamatory forgery or falsehood published for purposes of political intrigue. [U.S.] Note: The word originated in the election canvass of 1844, when such a forgery was published, to the detriment of James K. Polk, a candidate for President, purporting to be an extract from the [bd]Travels of Baron Roorbach.[b8] | |
