| backbon | He is an American to the backbone. |
| backbon | Will he have the backbone to speak out against the bill? |
| backbone | (n) fortitude and determination, Syn. guts, sand, gumption, moxie, grit, Example: he didn't have the guts to try it |
| backbone | (n) the part of a network that connects other networks together, Example: the backbone is the part of a communication network that carries the heaviest traffic |
| Backbond | n. [ Back, adv. + bond. ] (Scots Law) An instrument which, in conjunction with another making an absolute disposition, constitutes a trust. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Backbone | n. [ 2d back, n. + bone. ] [ 1913 Webster ] The lofty mountains on the north side compose the granitic axis, or backbone of the country. Darwin. [ 1913 Webster ] We have now come to the backbone of our subject. Earle. [ 1913 Webster ] Shelley's thought never had any backbone. Shairp. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| Backboned | a. Vertebrate. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Backbone { n } | backbone [Add to Longdo] |