swaybacked — [swā′bakt΄] adj. [prob. < (or transl. of) Dan sveibaget or sveirygget < ON sveigja, to bend, SWAY + bak,BACK1 or rygg, back, RIDGE] having an abnormal sagging of the spine, usually as a result of strain or overwork, as some horses, etc.… … English World dictionary
swaybacked — adjective a) having sagged back swaybacked horse b) having sagged or hollow surface swaybacked roof … Wiktionary
swaybacked — also swayback adjective Date: 1680 having an abnormally hollow or sagging back < a swaybacked mare > • swayback noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
swaybacked — /sway bakt /, adj. Vet. Pathol. having the back sagged to an unusual degree; having a sway back. Also, swayback. [1670 80; SWAY + BACKED] * * * … Universalium
swaybacked — Synonyms and related words: bandy, bandy legged, blemished, bloated, bowlegged, club footed, defaced, deformed, disfigured, dwarfed, flatfooted, grotesque, ill made, ill proportioned, ill shaped, knock kneed, malformed, marred, misbegotten,… … Moby Thesaurus
swaybacked — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. sagging, broken backed, caving in, slumping. ANT.: straightbacked, sturdy … English dictionary for students
swaybacked — sway|backed [ˈsweıbækt] adj AmE curved downwards or inwards in the middle … Dictionary of contemporary English
swaybacked — adj. having an extreme downward curvature of the back (especially in horses) … English contemporary dictionary
Back (horse) — The back describes the area of horse anatomy where the saddle goes, and in popular usage extends to include the loin or lumbar region behind the thoracic vertebrae that also is crucial to a horse s weight carrying ability. These two sections of… … Wikipedia
swayback — I. adjective see swaybacked II. noun see swaybacked … New Collegiate Dictionary
