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New Eng. and South Atlantic States.back-and-forth; to and fro.
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back-and-forth — ack and forth n. a discussion; give and take. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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back-and-forth — noun Date: 1941 discussion 1, give and take; also exchange 1 … New Collegiate Dictionary
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