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Definition of Swaybacked
1. Adjective. Having abnormal sagging of the spine (especially in horses).
Definition of Swaybacked
1. a. Having the back hollow or sagged, whether naturally or as the result of injury or weakness; -- said of horses and other animals.
Definition of Swaybacked
1. Adjective. Having a sagged back. ¹
2. Adjective. Having sagged or hollow surface. ¹
3. Adjective. (figuratively) Old. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Swaybacked
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Swaybacked
Literary usage of Swaybacked
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Tramp Abroad by Mark Twain (1880)
"... and brilliant Reuss just below where it goes plunging and hurrahing out of
the lake. These rambling, swaybacked tunnels are very attractive things, ..."
2. Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow (2003)
"... swaybacked ranch house, he opened his eyes. "You're a pal, Jules." I waved
him off. "No, really. I tried to think of who I could call, and you were the ..."
3. Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow (2003)
"As we approached the tacky little swaybacked ranch house, he opened his eyes.
"You're a pal, Jules." I waved him off. "No, really. ..."
4. Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow (2003)
"As we approached the tacky little swaybacked ranch house, he opened his eyes.
"You're a pal, Jules." I waved him off. "No, really. ..."
5. Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow (2003)
"As we approached the tacky little swaybacked ranch house, he opened his eyes.
"You're a pal, Jules." I waved him off. "No, really. ..."
6. Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow (2003)
"As we approached the tacky little swaybacked ranch house, he opened his eyes.
"You're a pal, Jules." I waved him off. ..."
7. Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow (2003)
"As we approached the tacky little swaybacked ranch house, he opened his eyes.
"You're a pal, Jules." I waved him off. "No, really. ..."
8. The Marshall Plan Summer: An Eyewitness Report on Europe and the Russians in by Thomas Andrew Bailey (1977)
"My room boasted one swaybacked bed, as well as an all-purpose bathtub and a
chain-pull toilet—somewhere down the hall. Although the destruction of this ..."
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