swayback

American  

[swey-bak] / ˈsweɪˌbæk /

noun

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

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adjective

1. swaybacked.

Etymology

Origin of swayback

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70; sway + back ¹

Example Sentences

In grade school, she’d ride her pony - a swayback named Ribbon - and hitch it outside the front door.

From Washington Times

He did not care to know the odds of a basset hound developing swayback, or by what process part of an earthworm could make itself whole.

From Literature

He was an angular swayback, leggy, low-spirited, thick-headed, and as fast as a caterpillar.

From Project Gutenberg

Slitlike streets flowed with holiday copiousness, whole families abroad on foot—mothers swayback with babies, and older children who ran ahead shouting and jostling.

From Project Gutenberg

WOMAN'S worktable, a rocking chair and another with a swayback that made it fairly comfortable for lounging gave the rear deck the air of an outdoor sitting-room, which indeed it was.

From Project Gutenberg