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swaybacked

adj

Etymology

From swayback + -ed.

  1. inherited from *bʰeg-✻ — “to bend”
  2. inherited from *baką✻
  3. inherited from *bak✻
  4. inherited from bæc
  5. inherited from bak
  6. compounded as swayback — “sway + back”
  7. suffixed as swaybacked — “swayback + ed”

Definitions

  1. Having a sagged back.

    • swaybacked horse

  2. Having sagged or hollow surface.

    • swaybacked roof

  3. Old.

    • swaybacked book

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA