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backbone

1. [at] oňurga [Umumy]

backbone

n. [2d back, n. + bone.] ()

1. The column of bones in the back which sustains and gives firmness to the frame; the spine; the vertebral or spinal column. ()

2. Anything like , or serving the purpose of, a backbone. ()

The lofty mountains on the north side compose the granitic axis, or backbone of the country. (Darwin.)

We have now come to the backbone of our subject. (Earle.)

3. Firmness; moral principle; steadfastness. ()

Shelley's thought never had any backbone. (Shairp.)

To the backbone, through and through; thoroughly; entirely. Staunch to the backbone. Lord Lytton. ()