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Word: backrest (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Usage:

...concession at the Stadium this Saturday will offer Crimson followers a special, waterproof seat complete with backrest, which clamps on to the benches...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Local Group Sells Soft Seats For Stadium Football Games | 10/4/1949 | See Source »

...with a racy air-scoop grille. A single "Uniscope" mounted on the steering column holds the speedometer and other gauges normally on the dashboard. The Nash owner can still sleep in his car, but the new beds can be made up (by lowering the bisected front-seat backrest) into either a single or double bed, without disturbing the rear trunk-compartment. The new Nash costs more than the old one ($275 more in the Super series, up to $390 additional in the Super-Ambassador...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AUTOS: Like Old Times | 10/25/1948 | See Source »

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