Anagrams of: BACKSTORY__

• a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane

• a manual control consisting of a vertical handle that can move freely in two directions; used as an input device to computers or to devices controlled by computers

• a support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise

• has V-shaped notch for pulling off boots

• (19th century) a man's high tasseled boot

• A stay (rope, bar or batten), running along a ship's yard, to which is attached the head of a square sail.

• A cable between two ships or from a ship to a fixed point which can be used to support a load during transfer of personnel or materiel along the cable.

• A line (rope, webbing or cable), attached to a boat at the ends, to which a safety harness can be clipped to restrain falling in rough conditions and to prevent falling overboard.

• (underwater diving) A line fixed at both ends, which may be used to guide a load or a diver along the route of the line. Uses include guidance to and from the underwater work site, and as a means of controlling an underwater search.

• (19th century) a man's high tasseled boot

• relating to or containing the carboxyl group or carboxyl radical

• the univalent radical -COOH; present in and characteristic of organic acids

• the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker)

• any outstanding award

• someone employed to ride horses in horse races

• an operator of some vehicle or machine or apparatus

• defeat someone through trickery or deceit

• compete (for an advantage or a position)

• ride a racehorse as a professional jockey

• has V-shaped notch for pulling off boots