hunchback
noun
a person whose back is humped in a convex position because of abnormal spinal curvature.
hunchbacks
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pluralof hunchback.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Richard II is about a deposition of a sitting monarch but features no hunchbacks.
From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2011
Angels, hunchbacks, giant toucans materialize as cameo apparitions.
From Time Magazine Archive
Wizened old women bent like hunchbacks sold flavored waters and goat's milk from glazed ceramic jugs strapped to their shoulders.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
“Three withered, two dumb, two hunchbacks, one boy dead”—here we falter.
From Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln A Short Story of One of the Makers of Mediaeval England by Charles L. (Charles Latimer) Marson
You will not suspect me of entertaining any foolish superstition about the good fortune which hunchbacks are supposed to bring with them, I am sure!
From Stradella by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford
