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backed.

Put on one's back; killed; rendered dead.

6 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/bækt/
  1. Put on one's back; killed; rendered dead.

    not-comparable · obsolete · slang
    He wishes to have the senior, or old square-toes, backed; he longs to have his father on six men's shoulders; that is, carried to the grave.
  2. Having specified type of back.

    in-compounds · not-comparable
  3. Having specified type of backing.

    in-compounds · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From back (noun) + -ed.

verb/bækt/
  1. simple past and past participle of back

    form-of · participle · past
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