Associations to the word «Crookback»

Wiktionary

CROOKBACK, noun. A crooked back, or a person with such a back; a hunchback.

Dictionary definition

CROOKBACK, noun. A person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine.
CROOKBACK, adjective. Characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column.

Wise words

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