Sekirov Dictionary

humpback

/ˈhʌmpbæk/

noun 6
verb 1
forms 3

noun6

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A humped back (deformity in humans caused by abnormal curvature of the upper spine).
- In the Male Line, there happened an unlucky Accident in the Reign of Richard the Third; the eldest Son of Philip, then Chief of the Family, being born with an Hump-back and very high Nose. — 1709
A humpback whale.
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A hump or protuberance on the shoulders or back of an animal.
- […] the cows stood about with gloomy eyes and hump-backs, surly and dangerous […] — 1902
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(figurative) A rounded topographical feature, such as a mountain or hill.
- The Goons kept appearing and disappearing in different places, always closer to them, as they worked their way over the humpback of the terrain. — 1968
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(offensive) A person with a humpback; a person who suffers from kyphosis.
- […] Tom’s more specific and kindly impressions gradually melted into the old background of suspicion and dislike toward him as a queer fellow, a humpback, and the son of a rogue. — 1860
A humpback salmon.

verb1

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To hunt humpback whales.
- The captain of the James Rodgers […] was an old hand at humpbacking […] — 1895

forms

humpbacked · humpbacking · humpbacks

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