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Hunchback vs Crookback - What's the difference?

hunchback | crookback |

As nouns the difference between hunchback and crookback

is that hunchback is one who is stooped or hunched over while crookback is a crooked back, or a person with such a back; a hunchback.

hunchback

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who is stooped or hunched over.
  • A deformed upper spinal column in the shape of a hump in the back.
  • (vulgar) A person with kyphosis, a spinal deformity that causes a hunched over appearance.

    • Synonyms

    * humpback * stooped

    Derived terms

    * hunchbacked

    crookback

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A crooked back, or a person with such a back; a hunchback.