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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Backboard \Back"board`\, n. [2nd back n. + board.] 1. A board which supports the back wen one is sitting; Note: specifically, the board athwart the after part of a boat. 2. A board serving as the back part of anything as of a wagon. 3. A thin stuff used for the backs of framed pictures, mirrors, etc 4. A board attached to the rim of a water wheel to prevent the water from running off the floats or paddies into the interior of the wheel. --W. Nicholson. 5. A board worn across the back to give erectness to the figure. --Thackeray. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: backboard n 1: a raised vertical board with basket attached; used to play basketball [syn: {basketball backboard}] 2: a board used to support the back of someone or something
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