swaybacked

[swey-bakt]

adjective Veterinary Pathology.

having the back sagged to an unusual degree; having a sway-back.

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Origin of swaybacked

First recorded in 1670–80; sway + backed

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The parlour had once been two rooms, and the floor was swaybacked where the partition had been cut away.
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