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Definitions for broken-backed
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Princeton's WordNet
broken-backedadjective
having the spine damaged
"a broken-backed book"; "a broken-backed old horse"
broken-backedadjective
(of a horse) having bones of the back united by a bony growth
broken-backed, hoggedadjective
(of a ship) so weakened as to sag at each end
Wiktionary
broken-backedadjective
Having a broken back
broken-backedadjective
Drooping at each end because of a damaged spine
ChatGPT
broken-backed
Broken-backed refers to something that is damaged, weakened, or overwhelmed to the point where it loses its structural integrity, functionality or efficacy. It is often used metaphorically to describe unsuccessful policies, damaged economies, or inefficient systems. In literal sense, it can refer to objects or structures that are physically damaged or broken in the middle.
Webster Dictionary
Broken-backedadjective
having a broken back; as, a broken-backed chair
Broken-backedadjective
hogged; so weakened in the frame as to droop at each end; -- said of a ship
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
broken-backed
The state of a ship so loosened in her frame, either by age, weakness, or some great strain from grounding amidships, as to droop at each end, causing the lines of her sheer to be interrupted, and termed hogged. It may result from fault of construction, in the midship portions having more buoyancy, and the extreme ends too much weight, as anchors, boats, guns, &c., to sustain.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of broken-backed in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of broken-backed in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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