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humpbacked

[huhmp-bakt] / ˈhʌmpˌbækt /


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It is awesome to witness an enormous reptile with a huge, humpbacked shell and enormously thick legs glomp slowly forward, with majestic indifference to the gawkers by the trail, myself included.

From Seattle Times Mar. 3, 2023

Boeing produced its final humpbacked jumbo jet on Dec. 6.

From New York Times Dec. 28, 2022

The work features Punchinello, the hook-nosed, humpbacked clowns who were some of the stock characters taken from the Commedia dell' Arte - an early form of professional theatre.

From BBC Oct. 11, 2021

He said his car went off the narrow, humpbacked bridge and plunged into the pond.

From Washington Times Jul. 16, 2019

Julius, staring at the strange, humpbacked creature, shook his head.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks




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