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securities for the time being in its possession, whether they belong to the company itself or to persons who have borrowed money of it. Provision is made for the registration in the Land Registry (now regulated by the Land Transfer Act, 1875,) of the securities on which the debentures are to be charged, and for ascertaining their value; also for registering the debentures themselves, and for enabling a person who has borrowed money of the company to redeem his security. notwithstanding that the company has made use of it by issuing debentures charged on it. (2) Local Loans Act.-Debentures issued by a local authority (e. g. an urban sanitary authority) pursuant to the Local Loans Act, 1875, (repealing the County Debentures Act, 1873.) The provisions of this act are made applicable to a local authority either by a special act of parliament incorporating its provisions, or by sanction of the Local Government Board. The security generally consists of a DEBENTURE, (in a statute). 7 Q. B. D. 172

To indorse, sign: as, to back a process or writ. The warrant of a justice of the peace in one county must be backed, that is, signed, by a justice in another county, before it can be executed there. This practice prevailed for a long period prior to authorization by statute.3 Under extradition treaties, an officer of government, usually the secretary of state, may indorse or back a warrant of arrest.

A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, gluemakers, and others, for mixing or cooling wort, holding water, hot glue, etc. Hop back, Jack back, the cistern which receives the infusion of malt and hops from the copper. -- Wash back, a vat in which distillers ferment the wort to form wash. -- Water back, a cistern to hold a supply of water; esp. a small cistern at the back of a stove, or a group of pipes set in the fire box of a stove or furnace, through which water circulates and is heated. A ferryboat. See Bac, 1

In human beings, the hinder part of the body, extending from the neck to the end of the spine; in other animals, that part of the body which corresponds most nearly to such part of a human being; as, the back of a horse, fish, or lobster. An extended upper part, as of a mountain or ridge. [The mountains] their broad bare backs upheave Into the clouds. Milton. The outward or upper part of a thing, as opposed to the inner or lower part; as, the back of the hand, the back of the foot, the back of a hand rail. Methought Love pitying me, when he saw this, Gave me your hands, the backs and palms to kiss. Donne. The part opposed to the front; the hinder or rear part of a thing; as, the back of a book; the back of an army; the back of a chimney. The part opposite to, or most remote from, that which fronts the speaker or actor; or the part out of sight, or not generally seen; as, the back of an island, of a hill, or of a village. The part of a cutting tool on the opposite side from its edge; as, the back of a knife, or of a saw. A support or resource in reserve. This project Should have a back or second, that might hold, If this should blast in proof. Shak. The keel and keelson of a ship. The upper part of a lode, or the roof of a horizontal underground passage. A garment for the back; hence, clothing. A bak to walken inne by daylight. Chaucer. Behind one's back, when one is absent; without one's knowledge; as, to ridicule a person behind his back. -- Full back, Half back, Quarter back (Football), players stationed behind those in the front line. -- To be or lie on one's back, to be helpless. -- To put, or get, one's back up, to assume an attitude of obstinate resistance (from the action of a cat when attacked.). [Colloq.] -- To see the back of, to get rid of. -- To turn the back, to go away; to flee. -- To turn the back on one, to forsake or neglect him.

Being at the back or in the rear; distant; remote; as, the back door; back settlements. Being in arrear; overdue; as, back rent. Moving or operating backward; as, back action. Back charges, charges brought forward after an account has been made up. -- Back filling (Arch.), the mass of materials used in filling up the space between two walls, or between the inner and outer faces of a wall, or upon the haunches of an arch or vault. -- Back pressure. (Steam Engine) See under Pressure. -- Back rest, a guide attached to the slide rest of a lathe, and placed in contact with the work, to steady it in turning. -- Back slang, a kind of slang in which every word is written or pronounced backwards; as, nam for man. -- Back stairs, stairs in the back part of a house; private stairs. Also used adjectively. See Back stairs, Backstairs, and Backstair, in the Vocabulary. -- Back step (Mil.), the retrograde movement of a man or body of men, without changing front. -- Back stream, a current running against the main current of a stream; an eddy. -- To take the back track, to retrace one's steps; to retreat. [Colloq.]

At or near the rear. | Returned or restored to a previous place or condition. | Not current. | Situated away from the main or most frequented areas. | In arrears; overdue. | Moving or operating backward. | Pronounced with the highest part of the body of the tongue toward the back of the mouth, near the soft palate (most often describing a vowel).

To or in a previous condition or place. | In a direction opposite to that in which someone or something is facing or normally pointing. | In a direction opposite to the usual or desired direction of movement or progress, physically or figuratively. | Towards, into or in the past. | Away from someone or something; at a distance. | Away from the front or from an edge. | So as to shrink, recede or move aside, or cause to do so. | In a manner that impedes. | In a reciprocal manner; in return. | Earlier, ago. | To a later point in time. See also put back.

The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly. | The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly. | The spine and associated tissues. | The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly. | Large and attractive buttocks. | The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly. | The part of a piece of clothing which covers the back. | The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly. | The backrest, the part of a piece of furniture which receives the human back. | The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly. | That part of the body that bears clothing. (Now used only in the phrase clothes on one's back.) | That which is farthest away from the front. | That which is farthest away from the front. | The side of any object which is opposite the front or useful side. | That which is farthest away from the front. | The side of any object which is opposite the front or useful side. | The edge of a book which is bound. | That which is farthest away from the front. | The side of any object which is opposite the front or useful side. | The inside margin of a page. | That which is farthest away from the front. | The side of any object which is opposite the front or useful side. | The side of a blade opposite the side used for cutting. | That which is farthest away from the front. | The reverse side; the side that is not normally seen. | That which is farthest away from the front. | Area behind, such as the backyard of a house or the rear storeroom of a retail store. | That which is farthest away from the front. | The part of something that goes last. | That which is farthest away from the front. | In some team sports, a position behind most players on the team. | The upper part of a natural object which is considered to resemble an animal’s back. | A support or resource in reserve. | The keel and keelson of a ship. | The roof of a horizontal underground passage. | Effort, usually physical. | A non-alcoholic drink (often water or a soft drink), to go with hard liquor or a cocktail. | Among leather dealers, one of the thickest and stoutest tanned hides. | Clipping of backstroke.