backed
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bækt/
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Etymology 1
From back (verb)
Adjective
backed (not comparable)
- (obsolete, slang) Put on one's back; killed; rendered dead.
- He wishes to have the senior, or old square-toes, backed; he longs to have his father on six men's shoulders; that is, carried to the grave.
- (in combination) Having specified type of back.
- a high-backed chair
- sway-backed
- red-backed shrike
- (in combination) Having specified type of backing.
- asset-backed securities
Hyponyms
- American-backed
- asset-backed
- community-backed
- ESA-backed
Derived terms
References
- [Francis] Grose [et al.] (1811), “Backed”, in Lexicon Balatronicum. A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket Eloquence. […], London: Printed for C. Chappell, […], OCLC 23927885.
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