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单词 swayback
释义

swayback

[ swey-bak ]
/ ˈsweɪˌbæk /
Veterinary Pathology

noun

an excessive downward curvature of the spinal column in the dorsal region, especially of horses.

adjective

swaybacked.

Origin of swayback

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70; sway + back1

Words nearby swayback

Swatow, swats, swatter, S wave, sway, swayback, swaybacked, sway bar, swayed, Swaz., Swazi
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Example sentences from the Web for swayback

  • A man well advanced in years dismounted from a swayback horse at the gate, threw a plow point on the ground and came forward.

    Up Terrapin River|Opie P. Read
  • It was a nuisance to have to keep an eye on the vicious heels of Baldy, the swayback gelding at his left—that was all.

    McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 6, October, 1908|Various

British Dictionary definitions for swayback

sway-back

noun

vet science an abnormal sagging or concavity of the spine in older horses
a paralytic disease of new-born and young lambs caused by demyelination of the central nervous system due to copper deficiency

Derived forms of sway-back

sway-backed, adjective
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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