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lobsterback

[ lob-ster-bak ]

/ ˈlɒb stərˌbæk /

noun (esp. during the American Revolution)

Words nearby lobsterback

lobster roll, lobster shift, lobster thermidor, lobster-claw deformity, lobster-tail helmet, lobsterback, lobstering, lobsterman, lobstick, lobtail, lobular

Origin of lobsterback

lobster + back¹; in reference to the red color of cooked lobsters

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