HUNCHBACK

humpback, hunchback, crookback

(noun) a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine

kyphosis, humpback, hunchback

(noun) an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

hunchback (plural hunchbacks)

One who is stooped or hunched over.

A deformed upper spinal column in the shape of a hump in the back.

(derogatory) A person with kyphosis, a spinal deformity that causes a hunched over appearance.

Synonyms

• humpback

• stooped

Source: Wiktionary


Hunch"back`, n. Etym: [Cf. Humpback.]

Definition: A back with a hunch or hump; also, a hunchbacked person.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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