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Stiff
·superl Harsh; disagreeable; severe; hard to bear.
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stiff
Stable or steady; the opposite to crank; a quality by which a ship stands up to her canvas, and carr...
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Backed
·Impf & ·p.p. of <<Back>>.
II. Backed ·adj Having a back; fitted with a back; as, a backed electrot...
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backed
Dead. He wishes to have the senior, or old square-toes, backed; he longs to have his father on six m...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Stiff-hearted
·adj Obstinate; stubborn; contumacious.
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Stiff-necked
·adj Stubborn; inflexibly obstinate; contumacious; as, stiff-necked pride; a stiff-necked people.
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Stiff-neckedness
·noun The quality or state of being stiff-necked; stubbornness.
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Stiff-tailed
·adj Having the quill feathers of the tail somewhat rigid.
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stiff-rumped
Proud, stately.
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stiff bottom
A clayey bottom.
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stiff breeze
One in which a ship may carry a press of sail, when a little more would endanger the spars.
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Broken-backed
·adj Having a broken back; as, a broken-backed chair.
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Bunch-backed
·adj Having a bunch on the back; crooked.
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Camel-backed
·adj Having a back like a camel; humpbacked.
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Huckle-backed
·adj Round-shoulded.
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Lute-backed
·adj Having a curved spine.
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Razor-backed
·adj Having a sharp, lean, or thin back; as, a razor-backed hog, perch, ·etc.
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Roach-backed
·adj Having a back like that of roach;
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Round-backed
·adj Having a round back or shoulders; round-shouldered.
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Saddle-backed
·adj Having a low back and high neck, as a horse.
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Sway-backed
·adj Having the back hollow or sagged, whether naturally or as the result of injury or weakness;
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crump-backed
Hump-backed.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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hunch-backed
Hump-backed.
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broken-backed
The state of a ship so loosened in her frame, either by age, weakness, or some great strain from gro...
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hump-backed whale
A species of whalebone whale, the Megaptera longimana, which attains to 45 or 50 feet in length, and...
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to keep a stiff upper lip
is to continue firm, unmoved.
My friend, said he, don't cry for spilt milk; keep a stiff upper lip;...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.