crookback

[ krook-bak ]

noun

1. a hunchback.

crookback

/ ˈkrʊkˌbæk /

noun

1. a rare word for hunchback

Derived Forms

• ˈcrookˌbacked, adjective

Other Words From

• crookbacked adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of crookback¹

1400–50; late Middle English. See crook ¹, back ¹

Example Sentences

Sansom gave Shardlake a deformed spine — unkind folks call him “crookback” — and, along with the prosthetics, Hughes, born with radial dysplasia, brings his own foreshortened, twisted right arm.

From Los Angeles Times

The crookback lord looked again and gave a sudden snort.

From Literature

The interior of the square was a maze of stalls and crookback aisles, shaded by awnings of woven grass.

From Literature

But the boldness of his performance lies in his choosing to play the crookback king as someone who never lets his consciousness get the better of him.

From New York Times

The usual perplexing concerns of motive and Freudian pathology that attend portrayals of Shakespeare’s crookback are not at issue in this production, conceived and adapted by Tony Simotes and directed by Jonathan Croy.

From New York Times