a. Having a back; fitted with a back;
a. Having the back uncovered;
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a. Having a bunch on the back; crooked. “Bunch-backed toad.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having a back like a camel; humpbacked. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Streaked or spotted on the back; -- said of cattle. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Round-shoulded. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having a humped back. [ 1913 Webster ]
. A small salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) which ascends the rivers of the Pacific coast from California to Alaska, and also on the Asiatic side. In the breeding season the male has a large dorsal hump and distorted jaws. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
a. Having a humped back. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Having horizontal stripes on the back, reminiscent of a ladder; -- used of birds;
adj. (American History) Of or pertaining to British soldiers during the Revolutionary War in America; -- so called because of their red coats.
a. Having a curved spine. [ 1913 Webster ]
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a. (Zool.) Having a sharp, lean, or thin back;
a. Having a back like that of roach; -- said of a horse whose back a convex instead of a concave curve. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having a round back or shoulders; round-shouldered. [ 1913 Webster ]
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a. Obstinate. J. H. Newman. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having the back hollow or sagged, whether naturally or as the result of injury or weakness; -- said of horses and other animals. [ 1913 Webster ]
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