crook·back (kr k b k )n. Obsolete See hunchback. crook backed adj. |
crookback [ˈkrʊkˌbæk]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) a rare word for hunchback
crookbacked adj
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| Noun | 1. | crookback - a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine cripple - someone who is unable to walk normally because of an injury or disability to the legs or back |
| 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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