swaybacked
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of swaybacked
Example Sentences
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When Trevor literally uncovers his granddad’s old souped-up Ecto-1 Caddy under a tarp in the farm’s swaybacked barn, the kids suddenly find themselves back in the family business.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 18, 2021
There’s Jethro, a “big buffoon” with a heart condition and spinal spondylitis that leaves him swaybacked and crooked as he heads to gum at a chew toy in the play yard.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 24, 2018
Farther out there was a low swaybacked house that had to be a reconstruction of a Viking dwelling.
From New York Times ● Feb. 25, 2015
The young men with hips cocked and thumbs hooked through belt loops turn into swaybacked old ranchers soon enough, beer guts tucked into embroidered shirts.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 1, 2014
Howard found himself slipping down the Road to Hell and drifting into that exuberant, swaybacked little town.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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