crookback

[ krook-bak ]

noun
  1. a hunchback.

Origin of crookback

1
1400–50; late Middle English. See crook1, back1

Other words from crookback

  • crookbacked, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for crookback

crookback

/ (ˈkrʊkˌbæk) /


noun
  1. a rare word for hunchback

Derived forms of crookback

  • crookbacked, adjective

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