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swaybacked

[ swey-bakt ]
/ ˈsweɪˌbækt /

adjective Veterinary Pathology.

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

Words nearby swaybacked

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

Origin of swaybacked

First recorded in 1670–80; sway + backed
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for swaybacked

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

    My Antonia|Willa Cather