crookback

American  

[krook-bak] / ˈkrʊkˌbæk /

noun

1. a hunchback.

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crookback British  

/ ˈkrʊkˌbæk /

noun

1. a rare word for hunchback

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Other Word Forms

• crookbacked adjective

Etymology

Origin of crookback

1400–50; late Middle English. See crook ¹, back ¹

Example Sentences

The crookback lord looked again and gave a sudden snort.

From Literature

Between the buildings were broad roads lined with trees, wandering crookback streets, and alleys so narrow that two men could not walk abreast.

From Literature

But the boldness of his performance lies in his choosing to play the crookback king as someone who never lets his consciousness get the better of him.

From New York Times

The usual perplexing concerns of motive and Freudian pathology that attend portrayals of Shakespeare’s crookback are not at issue in this production, conceived and adapted by Tony Simotes and directed by Jonathan Croy.

From New York Times

Francesca is betrothed to Gianciotto who, this being the Middle Ages, is allowed no particular identity beyond being a menacing crookback à la Richard III.

From The Guardian