crookback

/ˌkrʊkˈbæk/
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Definitions of crookback
  1. noun
    a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine
    synonyms: humpback, hunchback
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    type of:
    cripple
    someone who is unable to walk normally because of an injury or disability to the legs or back
  2. adjective
    characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column
    synonyms: crookbacked, gibbous, humpbacked, humped, hunchbacked, kyphotic
    unfit
    not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition
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