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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

Serious golfers will find challenges with bank shots or terraced greens, but it’s fun for the youngest visitors, who thrill in whacking colorful balls over a humpbacked bridge.

From Washington Post • Aug. 11, 2021

“A mutant humpbacked walrus with a deformed tail,” she clarified.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull




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