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Backband

Backband \Back"band`\ (b[a^]k"b[a^]nd), n. [2nd back, n. + band.] (Saddlery) The band which passes over the back of a horse and holds up the shafts of a carriage.

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backband

n. A band that passes over the back of a horse and holds up the shafts of a carriage.

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backband

n. a broad band that passes over the back of a horse and supports the shafts of a vehicle

Usage examples of "backband".

It was only a trip, but as he got up and faced about looking for the remains of the sled, the harness, tugged by the reins, crowded on his neck--backband, collar, hames, chains and all.