Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lazyback

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lazy-back
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A support for the back, attached to the seat of a vehicle.

Colloquial; Dated

Example Sentences

"After we got them stopped, we asked them to get out of the car, which they did. Carroll referred to me, and called me by the name of 'Fred,' just as soon as I got up to him. Raised up the back part of the roadster; didn't find any liquor there; then raised up the cushion; then I struck at the lazyback of the seat and it was hard. I then started to open it up, and I did tear the cushion some, and Carroll said, 'Don't tear the cushion; we have only got six cases in there;' and I took out two bottles and found out it was liquor"

Etymology

From lazy + back.

Usage

Inflected Forms

lazybacks (plural)

Synonyms

backrest

Questions

What does lazyback mean?: A support for the back, attached to the seat of a vehicle.
Where does lazyback come from?: From lazy + back.

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