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Broken-backed

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Bro´ken-backed`
a.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.
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Adj.1.broken-backed - having the spine damaged; "a broken-backed book"; "a broken-backed old horse"
damaged - harmed or injured or spoiled; "I won't buy damaged goods"; "the storm left a wake of badly damaged buildings"
2.broken-backed - (of a horse) having bones of the back united by a bony growth
unfit - not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition; "fat and very unfit"; "certified as unfit for army service"; "drunk and unfit for service"
3.broken-backed - (of a ship) so weakened as to sag at each end
hogged
ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight
bulging, convex - curving or bulging outward
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