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Spineback :: Spine (n.) Anything resembling the spine or backbone; a ridge.

Rump :: Rump (n.) The end of the backbone of an animal, with the parts adjacent; the buttock or buttocks..

Invertebrate :: Invertebrate (a.) Destitute of a backbone; having no vertebrae; of or pertaining to the Invertebrata.

Chuck :: Chuck (n.) A piece of the backbone of an animal, from between the neck and the collar bone, with the adjoining parts, cut for cooking; as, a chuck steak; a chuck roast..

Chine :: Chine (n.) A piece of the backbone of an animal, with the adjoining parts, cut for cooking. [See Illust. of Beef.].

Vertebrated :: Vertebrated (a.) Having a backbone, or vertebral column, containing the spinal marrow, as man, quadrupeds, birds, amphibia, and fishes..

Chine :: Chine (v. t.) To cut through the backbone of; to cut into chine pieces.

Invertebrated :: Invertebrated (a.) Having no backbone; invertebrate.

Spine :: Spine (n.) The backbone, or spinal column, of an animal; -- so called from the projecting processes upon the vertebrae..

Scragged :: Scragged (a.) Rough with irregular points, or a broken surface; scraggy; as, a scragged backbone..

Saddle :: Saddle (n.) A piece of meat containing a part of the backbone of an animal with the ribs on each side; as, a saddle of mutton, of venison, etc..

Backbone :: Backbone (n.) Firmness; moral principle; steadfastness.

Backbone :: Backbone (n.) Anything like , or serving the purpose of, a backbone..

Spinal :: Spinal (a.) Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the backbone, or vertebral column; rachidian; vertebral..

Staminal :: Stamina (n. pl.) Whatever constitutes the principal strength or support of anything; power of endurance; backbone; vigor; as, the stamina of a constitution or of life; the stamina of a State..

Ridgebone :: Ridgebone (n.) The backbone.

Backboned :: Backboned (a.) Vertebrate.

Chine :: Chine (n.) The backbone or spine of an animal; the back.

Chined :: Chined (a.) Pertaining to, or having, a chine, or backbone; -- used in composition..

Leptocardia :: Leptocardia (n. pl.) The lowest class of Vertebrata, including only the Amphioxus. The heart is represented only by a simple pulsating vessel. The blood is colorless; the brain, renal organs, and limbs are wanting, and the backbone is represented only by a simple, unsegmented notochord. See Amphioxus..

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