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unbacked

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un⋅backed

[uhn-bakt]
–adjective
1. without backing or support.
2. not supported by bets: an unbacked challenger.
3. not endorsed: an unbacked product.
4. never having been mounted by a rider, as a horse.

Origin:
1585–95; un- 1 + backed
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un·backed   (ŭn-bākt')   
adj.  
  1. Lacking backing or support.

  2. Not having a back.

  3. Never having been ridden, as a horse.

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