backdown (bakdoun)

The act of backing down. See back1, v. backed (bakt), p. a. [ Old rickety tables and chairs broken- back'd . Thackeray. backen (bak'n), v . t . [ back1 , adv . , + -en1 .] Το hold back; retard. Hall i well . [Local in Eng. and U. S.J