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Backed
Backed Backed, a.
Having a back; fitted with a back; as, a backed electrotype
or stereotype plate. Used in composition; as, broad-backed;
hump-backed.
Backer
Backer Back"er, n.
One who, or that which, backs; especially one who backs a
person or thing in a contest.
Barebacked
Barebacked Bare"backed`, a.
Having the back uncovered; as, a barebacked horse.
Broken-backed
Broken-backed 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.
Bunch-backed
Bunch-backed Bunch"-backed`, a.
Having a bunch on the back; crooked. ``Bunch-backed toad.'
--Shak.
Camel-backed
Camel-backed Cam"el-backed`, a.
Having a back like a camel; humpbacked. --Fuller.
Finchbacked
Finchbacked Finch"backed`, a.
Streaked or spotted on the back; -- said of cattle.
Greenbacker
Greenbacker Green"back"er, n.
One of those who supported greenback or paper money, and
opposed the resumption of specie payments. [Colloq. U. S.]
Huckle-backed
Huckle-backed Huc"kle-backed`, a.
Round-shoulded.
Humpbacked
Humpbacked Hump"backed`, a.
Having a humped back.
Humpbacked salmon Note: The salmons ascend rivers and penetrate to their head
streams to spawn. They are remarkably strong fishes,
and will even leap over considerable falls which lie in
the way of their progress. The common salmon has been
known to grow to the weight of seventy-five pounds;
more generally it is from fifteen to twenty-five
pounds. Young salmon are called parr, peal, smolt, and
grilse. Among the true salmons are:
Black salmon, or Lake salmon, the namaycush.
Dog salmon, a salmon of Western North America
(Oncorhynchus keta).
Humpbacked salmon, a Pacific-coast salmon (Oncorhynchus
gorbuscha).
King salmon, the quinnat.
Landlocked salmon, a variety of the common salmon (var.
Sebago), long confined in certain lakes in consequence
of obstructions that prevented it from returning to the
sea. This last is called also dwarf salmon.
Note: Among fishes of other families which are locally and
erroneously called salmon are: the pike perch, called
jack salmon; the spotted, or southern, squeteague;
the cabrilla, called kelp salmon; young pollock,
called sea salmon; and the California yellowtail.
2. A reddish yellow or orange color, like the flesh of the
salmon.
Salmon berry (Bot.), a large red raspberry growing from
Alaska to California, the fruit of the Rubus Nutkanus.
Salmon killer (Zo["o]l.), a stickleback (Gasterosteus
cataphractus) of Western North America and Northern Asia.
Salmon ladder, Salmon stair. See Fish ladder, under
Fish.
Salmon peel, a young salmon.
Salmon pipe, a certain device for catching salmon. --Crabb.
Salmon trout. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The European sea trout (Salmo trutta). It resembles
the salmon, but is smaller, and has smaller and more
numerous scales.
(b) The American namaycush.
(c) A name that is also applied locally to the adult black
spotted trout (Salmo purpuratus), and to the steel
head and other large trout of the Pacific coast. Humpbacked salmonHumpbacked salmon Hump"backed` salm"on
A small salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) which ascends the
rivers of the Pacific coast from California to Alaska, and
also on the Asiatic side. In the breeding season the male has
a large dorsal hump and distorted jaws. Hunchbacked
Hunchbacked Hunch"backed`, a.
Having a humped back.
Lute-backed
Lute-backed Lute"-backed`, a.
Having a curved spine.
Razor-backed
Razor-backed Ra"zor-backed", a. (Zo["o]l.)
Having a sharp, lean, or thin back; as, a razor-backed hog,
perch, etc.
red-backed sandpiperDunlin Dun"lin, n. [Prob. of Celtic origin; cf. Gael. dun hill
(E. dune), and linne pool, pond, lake, E. lin.] (Zo["o]l.)
A species of sandpiper (Tringa alpina); -- called also
churr, dorbie, grass bird, and red-backed sandpiper.
It is found both in Europe and America. Roach-backed
Roach-backed Roach"-backed`, a.
Having a back like that of roach; -- said of a horse whose
back a convex instead of a concave curve.
Round-backed
Round-backed Round"-backed`, a.
Having a round back or shoulders; round-shouldered.
Saddle-backed
Saddle-backed Sad"dle-backed`, a.
1. Having the outline of the upper part concave like the seat
of a saddle.
2. Having a low back and high neck, as a horse.
Stiff-backed
Stiff-backed Stiff"-backed`, a.
Obstinate. --J. H. Newman.
Sway-backed
Sway-backed Sway"-backed`, a.
Having the back hollow or sagged, whether naturally or as the
result of injury or weakness; -- said of horses and other
animals.
Unbacked
Unbacked Un*backed", a.
1. Never mounted by a rider; unbroken. ``Unbacked colts.'
--Shak.
2. Not supported or encouraged; not countenanced; unaided.
--Daniel.
Meaning of Backe from wikipedia
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Backe,
backe Kuchen" is a German-language children's rhyme. It
originated in
Saxony and
Thuringia with
several textual versions from 1840.[citation needed]...
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Herbert Friedrich Wilhelm Backe (1 May 1896 – 6
April 1947) was a
German politician and SS
Senior group leader (SS-Obergruppenführer) in **** Germany...
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Backe may
refer to:
Backe (surname)
Backe, Carmarthenshire,
Wales Backe,
Sweden Backë, a
village in
Albania Bačka or
Baçkë, an area of the
Pannonian plain...
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Brandon Allen Backe (/ˈbæki/; born
April 5, 1978) is a
former pitcher in
Major League Baseball (MLB). He pla**** for the
Tampa Bay
Devil Rays and Houston...
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Bäcke Church (Swedish:
Bäcke kyrka) in the
Bengtsfors Muni****lity
belongs to the
Bäcke-Ödskölts
parish in the
Diocese of Karlstad, Sweden. The wooden...
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Rutger Backe (born 14
January 1951 in Falkenberg) is a
Swedish former football player and coach. He
started his
career in
local club IF Böljan. He joined...
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Backe is a surname.
Notable people with the
surname include:
Brandon Backe (born 1978),
American professional baseball pitcher H****e
Backe (born 1952)...
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Backë is a
village in the
former muni****lity of
Potom in
Berat County, Albania. At the 2015
local government reform it
became part of the muni****lity...
- Hans
Roland "H****e"
Backe (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈhɑːns ˈhâsːɛ ˈbâkːɛ]; born 14
February 1952) is a
Swedish football manager and
former player who most...
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Backe is a
locality situated in Strömsund Muni****lity, Jämtland County,
Sweden with 599
inhabitants in 2010. "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare...
