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(1):

(n.) A board which supports the back wen one is sitting;

(2):

(n.) A board serving as the back part of anything, as of a wagon.

(3):

(n.) A thin stuff used for the backs of framed pictures, mirrors, etc.

(4):

(n.) A board attached to the rim of a water wheel to prevent the water from running off the floats or paddies into the interior of the wheel.

(5):

(n.) A board worn across the back to give erectness to the figure.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Backboard'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​b/backboard.html. 1828.
 
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