crookback adj 1: characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column [syn: {crookback}, {crookbacked}, {humped}, {humpbacked}, {hunchbacked}, {gibbous}, {kyphotic}] n 1: a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine [syn: {humpback}, {hunchback}, {crookback}]
Crookback \Crook"back`\ (kr[oo^]k"b[a^]k`), n. A crooked back; one who has a crooked or deformed back; a hunchback. [1913 Webster]
Crookback \Crook"back`\, a. Hunched. --Shak. [1913 Webster]