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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a broad band that passes over the back of a horse and supports the shafts of a vehicle; 



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Backband \Back"band`\ (b[a^]k"b[a^]nd), n. [2nd back, n. +
   band.] (Saddlery)
   The band which passes over the back of a horse and holds up
   the shafts of a carriage.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

backband
    n 1: a broad band that passes over the back of a horse and
         supports the shafts of a vehicle