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. Totten.
Webster's Dictionary 1913
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. Totten.