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backbone

Meaning of “backbone”

Sense 1: The bone of the back. Sense 2: The spine.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
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First occurrence: Leviticus 3:9

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Leviticus 3:9
And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the Lord; the fat thereof, and the whole rump, it shall he take off hard by the backbone; and the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 3:9 · retained source text

And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering, an offering made by fire vnto the LORD: the fat thereof and the whole rumpe, it shall he take off hard by the backe bone: and the fat that couereth the inwards, and all the fat that is vpon the inwards.

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