BROKEN-BACKED


Meaning of BROKEN-BACKED in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from broken + backed

: having a broken back: as

a. of a ship : hogged , sagged : so weakened as to droop at each end

b. of a horse : having bones of the back or loins ankylosed or united by a bony growth

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