BACKBITING
Back"bit`ing, n.
Defn: Secret slander; detraction.
Backbiting, and bearing of false witness. Piers Plowman.
BACKBOARD
Back"board`, n. Etym: [2nd back, n. + board.]
1. A board which supports the back wen one is sitting;
Note: specifically, the board athwart the after part of a boat.
2. A board serving as the back part of anything, as of a wagon.
3. A thin stuff used for the backs of framed pictures, mirrors, etc.
4. 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. W. Nicholson.
5. A board worn across the back to give erectness to the figure. Thackeray.
BACKBOND
Back"bond`, n. Etym: [Back, adv. + bond.] (Scots Law)