Definitions for: Broken-backed

[adj] (of a ship) so weakened as to sag at each end
[adj] having the spine damaged; "a broken-backed book"; "a broken-backed old horse"
[adj] (of a horse) having bones of the back united by a bony growth

Webster (1913) Definition: Bro"ken-backed`, a.
1. Having a broken back; as, a broken-backed chair.

2. (Naut.) Hogged; so weakened in the frame as to droop at
each end; -- said of a ship. --Totten.

Synonyms: bulging, convex, damaged, hogged, unfit