Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

swayback

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.12 in modern English

Syllables: sway-back
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An excessive sagging of the spine of a quadruped animal, especially a horse.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An animal with such excessive sagging.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From sway + back.

Usage

Inflected Forms

swaybacks (plural)

Derived Forms

swaybacked

Synonyms

dipped lordotic swaybacked

Questions

What does swayback mean?: An excessive sagging of the spine of a quadruped animal, especially a horse.
Where does swayback come from?: From sway + back.

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