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Adjective: crookback  'krûk,bak
  1. Characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column
    "The crookback cattle are very commonly seen skipping about with the tail raised";
    - crookbacked, humped, humpbacked, hunchbacked, gibbous, kyphotic
Noun: crookback  'krûk,bak
  1. A person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine
    - humpback, hunchback

Derived forms: crookbacks

See also: unfit

Type of: cripple