crookback
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crook·back
(kro͝ok′băk′)n. Obsolete
A hunchback.
crook′backed′ adj.
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crookback
(ˈkrʊkˌbæk)n
(Pathology) a rare word for hunchback
ˈcrookˌbacked adj
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crook•back
(ˈkrʊkˌbæk)n. Archaic.
a hunchback.
[1400–50]
crook′backed`, adj.
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| Noun | 1. | crookback - a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine |
| Adj. | 1. | crookback - characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column unfit - not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition; "fat and very unfit"; "certified as unfit for army service"; "drunk and unfit for service" |
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