crookback

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine
adjective characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column

From crook + back.

Richard, a whoreson crookback, misbegotten, makes love to a widowed Ann (what’s in a name? — Ulysses, James Joyce
At Bosworth field, the crookback was dethroned; Slain in the fight, and then the victor own'd! — Pamphlets and Parodies on Political Subjects, William Hone
It is said that Richmond, afterwards Henry VII., landed at this spot on his first attempt against Richard Crookback, his fleet having been scattered by a storm. — The Cornwall Coast, Arthur L. (Arthur Leslie) Salmon

humpback, hunchback

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