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Definition of Broken-backed
1. Adjective. Having the spine damaged. "A broken-backed old horse"
2. Adjective. (of a horse) having bones of the back united by a bony growth.
3. Adjective. (of a ship) so weakened as to sag at each end.
Definition of Broken-backed
1. Adjective. Having a broken back ¹
2. Adjective. (nautical of a ship) Drooping at each end because of a damaged spine ¹
3. Adjective. Decrepit, weakened ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Broken-backed
Literary usage of Broken-backed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Law of Horses: Including the Law of Innkeepers, Veterinary Surgeons, Etc by George Henry Hewitt Oliphant, Clement Elphinstone Lloyd, Great Britain (1882)
"Broken - backed. Broken- down. Broken- knees. Broken-wind. ... Such Horses are
said to be broken-backed, or Chinked in the chine (h). ..."
2. The Cyclopædia of Wit and Humor: Containing Choice and Characteristic by William Evans Burton (1859)
""I understand you," said our broken-backed friend. "I now recollect that I did
tell it once or so before in your company, but I shall not be a butt any ..."
3. The American and English Encyclopedia of Law by John Houston Merrill, Charles Frederic Williams, Thomas Johnson Michie, David Shephard Garland (1889)
"broken-backed, or horses chinked in the chine, are unsound. ... See BROKEN-
BACKED (supra}. Contraction. — Contraction of the hoof, where produced by ..."
4. Harper's New Monthly Magazine by Henry Mills Alden (1882)
"To do it with ease, and in the best manner, the observer should have what among
astronomers is familiarly known as a "broken-backed telescope. ..."
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