backset

Example Sentences

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One key measurement is the backset: the distance from the edge of the door to the center of the handle.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 22, 2019

He did a good job protecting the backset and blocking shots.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 25, 2012

This was certainly a big "backset," and one they had not dreamed of.

From No Moss The Career of a Rolling Stone by Castlemon, Harry

There's been a backset in Barbie for the last year—things went owre quick at the start and were followed by a wee lull; but it's only for a time, sir—it's only for a time.

From The House with the Green Shutters by Brown, George Douglas

"You will have one little backset," said Earl.

From The Hindered Hand or, The Reign of the Repressionist by Bell, Robert E.