hunchback
a person whose back is humped in a convex position because of abnormal spinal curvature.: Compare kyphosis, kyphoscoliosis.
Origin of hunchback
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How to use hunchback in a sentence
He was described by Shakespeare as having a hunchback and indeed the skeleton shows evidence of curvature of the spine.
CONFIRMED: Skeleton Found Under City Car Park IS That Of Villainous Richard III | Tom Sykes | February 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe young woman, seated near the fire-place, was the wife of Fergan, Joan the hunchback.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman | Eugne SueThe Norman did not see a certain, dark-visaged hunchback, who strove to thrust himself through the throng to a station beside him.
God Wills It! | William Stearns DavisLeonard frowned; then glared at the hunchback, who was still peering at them.
Four Days | Hetty HemenwayI could not resist the inclination to look back at the hunchback.
Fifty-Two Stories For Girls | Various
Every hand, every tongue was against the hunchback, yet my shame saved me.
The Proud Prince | Justin Huntly McCarthy
British Dictionary definitions for hunchback
/ (ˈhʌntʃˌbæk) /
a person having an abnormal convex curvature of the thoracic spine
such a curvature
Origin of hunchback
1- Also called: humpback
- Compare kyphosis, hollow-back
Derived forms of hunchback
- hunchbacked, adjective
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