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Associated with the early use of tea kettles slung over a fire is the now scarce lazy-back or tilter, at one time common in the West of England and in South Wales.
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Booth saw an arrow extending under the "lazy-back" of the seat.
The old Santa Fe trail The Story of a Great Highway Henry Inman 1868
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Booth dodged sideways -- the arrow sped on its course, and whizzing through the opening, struck the black-walnut "lazy-back" of the seat, the head sticking out on the other side, and the sudden check causing the feathered end to vibrate rapidly with a vro-o-o-ing sound.
The old Santa Fe trail The Story of a Great Highway Henry Inman 1868
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