recoil
The origin and history of recoil.
Etymology
From Old French reculer, "to move back," from re- plus a Latin root related to culus — literally suggesting retreating "rear-first."
The origin and history of recoil.
From Old French reculer, "to move back," from re- plus a Latin root related to culus — literally suggesting retreating "rear-first."
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