- 1. a. Having a broken back; as, a broken-backed chair. Source: opted
- 2. a. Hogged; so weakened in the frame as to droop at each end; -- said of a ship. Source: opted
- 3. adj. having the spine damaged Source: wordnet
- 4. adj. (of a horse) having bones of the back united by a bony growth Source: wordnet
- 5. adj. (of a ship) so weakened as to sag at each end Source: wordnet
- 6. 1. Having a broken back; as, a broken-backed chair. 2. (Naut.) Hogged; so weakened in the frame as to droop at each end; -- said of a ship. Totten. Source: webster
- 7. Hogged; so weakened in the frame as to droop at each end; --said of a ship. Totten. Source: adambom
- 8. s having the spine damaged s (of a horse) having bones of the back united by a bony growth s (of a ship) so weakened as to sag at each end Source: ecdict
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