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ˈbackˈboned, ppl. a. [f. prec. + -ed: cf. L. vertebrā-tus.] Having a backbone; vertebrate. Also fig.
1860Lewes in Cornh. Mag. I. 291 They are all backboned; they have all an internal skeleton. 1881Mivart Cat 451 The Cat then is one of the group of backboned animals. 1940H. G. Wells All Aboard i. 27 We'll have clear-headed, back-boned, clean-minded people. |