1. Noun
The column of bones in the back which sustains and gives firmness to the frame; the spine; the vertebral or spinal column.
2. Noun
Anything like , or serving the purpose of, a backbone.
3. Noun
Firmness; moral principle; steadfastness.
4. Noun
the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back"
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