Results for backbone

Definitions of backbone:

part of speech: noun

The bone of the back, the vertebral column; also, firmness, stability of purpose, energy. ( Amer.).

part of speech: noun

The bone of the back; the vertebral column; the watershed of a district.

part of speech: noun

The spine; firmness; courage.

Usage examples for backbone:

• He may be Parisian to the backbone "Rose MacLeod", Alice Brown

• Creepin' shadders they was, too, till somebody listened to 'em and give 'em a backbone "Jewel's Story Book", Clara Louise Burnham

• The first time Roy did it, he said it nearly banged all his bones to pieces- yes, he said he felt as if his backbone was shoved up into his brain; and I sometimes thought it would squeeze all my ribs together. "Silver Lake", R.M. Ballantyne

• Rich and fertile sections like the Shefelah were the backbone the strength and the power of Israel and Judah. "Stories of the Prophets (Before the Exile)", Isaac Landman