Bible Dictionaries
Backbone
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) The column of bones in the back which sustains and gives firmness to the frame; the spine; the vertebral or spinal column.
(2):
(n.) Anything like , or serving the purpose of, a backbone.
(3):
(n.) Firmness; moral principle; steadfastness.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Backbone'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/b/backbone.html. 1828.