definitions

swayback

[ swey-bak ]
/ ˈsweɪˌbæk /
Veterinary Pathology
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noun

an excessive downward curvature of the spinal column in the dorsal region, especially of horses.

adjective

swaybacked.

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Nearby words

swats, swatter, sway, sway bar, sway-back, swayback, swaybacked, swayed, swaz., swazi, swazi territory

Origin of swayback

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70; sway + back1
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for sway-back

  • Some woodworkers give their saws a slight camber, or belly, to correspond with the sway-back.

    Farm Mechanics|Herbert A. Shearer

British Dictionary definitions for sway-back

sway-back

noun

vet science an abnormal sagging or concavity of the spine in older horses
a paralytic disease of new-born and young lambs caused by demyelination of the central nervous system due to copper deficiency
Derived Formssway-backed, adjective
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