backdoor

[Eng. back; door.] 1. Lit. A door at the back part of a house, leading generally to a garden or other enclosure connected with the building. "The proce ion durst not return by the way it came; but, after the devotion of the monks, pa ed out at a back - door of the convent."- Add is on . 2. Fig .: An indirect or circuitous way, course, or method. "Popery, which is so far shut out as not to re-enter openly, is stealing in by the back - door of atheism." Atterbury .