Associations to the word «Hunchback»

Wiktionary

HUNCHBACK, noun. One who is stooped or hunched over.
HUNCHBACK, noun. A deformed upper spinal column in the shape of a hump in the back.
HUNCHBACK, noun. (vulgar) A person with kyphosis, a spinal deformity that causes a hunched over appearance.

Dictionary definition

HUNCHBACK, noun. An abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column.
HUNCHBACK, noun. A person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine.

Wise words

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