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crookback

crookback noun: a crooked back, or a person with such a back; a hunchback.

Noun

crookback (plural crookbacks)

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

Forms of crookback

pluralcrookbacks

Origin of crookback

From crook + back.

Questions about crookback

What does crookback mean?
Crookback means a crooked back, or a person with such a back; a hunchback.
What part of speech is crookback?
Crookback is a noun.
What is the plural of crookback?
The plural of crookback is crookbacks.

Words near crookback in the dictionary

  1. crook in the lot
  2. Crook of Devon
  3. crook of the arm
  4. crook one's elbow
  5. Crookayan
  6. crookback
  7. crookbacked
  8. crookbacks
  9. crookbill
  10. crookbills
  11. Crooke

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