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Word of the Day: Catachrestical

Broken-backed [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

A broken-backed ship is one which is so weakened in her frame as to droop at each end.

Broken-backed [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Having a broken back; as, a broken-backed chair.

2. Hogged; so weakened in the frame as to droop at each end; -- said of a ship.