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sow-backed, a.
[f. sow n.1]
Having a back like that of a sow; resembling the back of a sow in shape or formation; ridged like a sow's back. sow-backed mutch, = sow-back 1.
(a)1728Bailey, Sow Back'd Horses (among Farriers), such as have straight Ribs, but good Backs. 1883Sunday, Mag. 689 Farther back still is the sow-backed and higher ridge known as the Silla del Moro.
(b)1857Stewart Sketches Sc. Character 18 A sow-backit mutch and an auld-fashioned gown. 1895Ochiltree Redburn ii, Her hair..was seldom seen from under her long, ‘sow-backed mutch’. |