broken-backed Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adjective satellite having the spine damaged
- a broken-backed book
- a broken-backed old horse
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adjective satellite (of a horse) having bones of the back united by a bony growth
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adjective satellite (of a ship) so weakened as to sag at each end
hogged.
WordNet
Bro"ken-backed` adjective
Definitions
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Having a broken back; as, a .broken-backed chair -
(Naut.) Hogged; so weakened in the frame as to droop at each end; -- said of a ship. Totten.
