backbreaking
[
bak
-brey-king]
/ˈbækˌbreɪ kɪŋ/
adjective
1.
demanding great effort, endurance, etc.; exhausting:
a backbreaking job.
Also,
back-breaking
.
Origin
1780-90;
back
1
+
break
+
-ing
2
Related forms
backbreaker,
noun
British Dictionary definitions for
backbreaker
backbreaker
/
ˈbækˌbreɪkə
/
noun
1.
a wrestling hold in which a wrestler uses his knee or shoulder as a fulcrum to bend his opponent's body backwards
2.
(
informal
) an extremely arduous task
backbreaking
/
ˈbækˌbreɪkɪŋ
/
adjective
1.
demanding great effort; exhausting
Slang definitions & phrases for
backbreaker
backbreaker
noun
A very difficult job or task;
ball-buster
,
bitch
,
pisser
(1900s+)