backband
backband noun: a strap that passes over the back of a horse, used to hold up the shafts of a carriage.
Noun
backband (plural backbands)
- A strap that passes over the back of a horse, used to hold up the shafts of a carriage.
- The first "Troy" coach put on the road came in 1829. It was a great novelty, but some hundreds of them were soon throwing the dust of Maryland and Pennsylvania into the air. Their cost then was between four and six hundred dollars. The harness used on the road was of giant proportions. The...1904, Archer Butler Hulbert, “Volume 10, Chapter 4, STAGECOACHES AND FREIGHTERS”, in Historic Highways of America/Volume 10/Chapter 4
backband meaning in Tamil
backband in Tamil
- வண்டி ஏர்க்கால்களின் தளை
Forms of backband
| plural | backbands |
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Origin of backband
From back + band.
Questions about backband
- What does backband mean?
- Backband means a strap that passes over the back of a horse, used to hold up the shafts of a carriage.
- What is backband in Tamil?
- Backband in Tamil is வண்டி ஏர்க்கால்களின் தளை. See Backband meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is backband?
- Backband is a noun.
- What is the plural of backband?
- The plural of backband is backbands.
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