- swayback
- I. adjective see swaybacked II. noun see swaybacked
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
swayback
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swayback — /sway bak /, Vet. Pathol. n. 1. an excessive downward curvature of the spinal column in the dorsal region, esp. of horses. adj. 2. swaybacked. [1865 70, Amer.; SWAY + BACK1] * * * … Universalium
swayback — noun An excessive sagging of the spine of a quadruped animal, especially a horse … Wiktionary
swayback — sway·back swā .bak, bak n 1) an abnormally hollow condition or sagging of the back found esp. in horses also a back so shaped 2) LORDOSIS 3) a copper deficiency disease of young or newborn lambs that is marked by demyelination of the brain… … Medical dictionary
swayback — Synonyms and related words: bowlegs, camelback, cleft palate, clubfoot, crookback, defacement, deformation, deformity, disfigurement, flatfoot, freakishness, harelip, humpback, hunchback, knock knee, kyphosis, lordosis, malconformation,… … Moby Thesaurus
swayback — n. extreme downward curvature of the back (especially in horses) … English contemporary dictionary
swayback — noun an abnormally hollowed back, especially in a horse. Derivatives sway backed adjective … English new terms dictionary
swayback — noun (countable usually singular) AmE a condition in which your back curves inward too much swear, verb past tense swore, past participle sworn 1 OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE (I) to use offensive language, especially because you are angry: Don t swear in… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
swayback — sway•back [[t]ˈsweɪˌbæk[/t]] n. an excessive downward curvature of the spinal column in the dorsal region, esp. of horses • Etymology: 1865–70, amer. sway′backed , adj … From formal English to slang
swayback — adjective having abnormal sagging of the spine (especially in horses) • Syn: ↑dipped, ↑lordotic, ↑swaybacked • Similar to: ↑unfit • Derivationally related forms: ↑lordosis ( … Useful english dictionary
In Harm's Way — Infobox Film name = In Harm s Way caption = film poster by Saul Bass director = Otto Preminger producer = Otto Preminger writer = James Bassett Wendell Mayes starring = John Wayne Kirk Douglas Patricia Neal Tom Tryon Paula Prentiss Brandon De… … Wikipedia
