Word: hopbacks
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: hop
backs
Definition: Plural of hopback. A sealed chamber between the brewing kettle and counter-flow wort chiller, into which hops are added.
Morphemes:
Affix: hop
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To gather hops.
Affix: back
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, gluemakers, and others, for mixing or cooling wort, holding water, hot glue, etc.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: bac
Language: fr
Decoded: bac
PoS: Noun
Meaning: vat
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.