Meaning of STIFF-BACKED

Pronunciation:			stif bakt
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[adj]  having a stiff back; "the guards stood stiff-backed and unsmiling"
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	Synonyms:		backed
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
	Definition:		\Stiff"-backed`\, a. Obstinate. --J. H. Newman.