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BACKBAND
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Dictionary entry overview: What does backband mean?
• BACKBAND (noun)
The noun BACKBAND has 1 sense:
1. a broad band that passes over the back of a horse and supports the shafts of a vehicle
Familiarity information: BACKBAND used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A broad band that passes over the back of a horse and supports the shafts of a vehicle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("backband" is a kind of...):
band (a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body))
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