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hunchback

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hunch·back  (hnchbk)
n.
1. An individual whose back is hunched due to abnormal convex curvature of the upper spine. Also called humpback.
2. An abnormally curved or hunched back.
3. Kyphosis.
hunchbacked adj.
hunchback
Noun
a person who has an abnormal curvature of the spine
hunchbacked adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.hunchbackhunchback - an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column
humpback, kyphosis
spinal curvature - an abnormal curvature of the vertebral column
2.hunchback - a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine
crookback, humpback
cripple - someone who is unable to walk normally because of an injury or disability to the legs or back
Translations
Spanish hunchback [ˈhʌntʃbæk] n → jorobado/a
French hunchback [ˈhʌntʃbæk] n → bossu(e)
German hunchback [ˈhʌntʃbæk] hunch n → Bucklige(r) f(m)
Italian hunchback [ˈhʌntʃbæk] n → gobbo/a
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One day, when the tailor was hard at work, a little hunchback came and sat at the entrance of the shop, and began to sing and play his tambourine.
The Arabian Nights by Lang, Andrew View in context
When Zarathustra went one day over the great bridge, then did the cripples and beggars surround him, and a hunchback spake thus unto him:
Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book For All And None by Nietzsche, Friedrich View in context
"She did not like the look of the house at all," the peasant was saying as the two newcomers took their places where they could overhear him; "but the poor little hunchback was so tired out with carrying her bundle of hemp to market, that she went in; besides, the night had come, and she could go no further.
The Country Doctor by de Balzac, Honore View in context
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