humpback

== English == === Alternative forms === hump-back === Etymology === From hump +‎ back. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhʌmpbæk/ === Noun === humpback (plural humpbacks) A humped back (deformity in humans caused by abnormal curvature of the upper spine). (by extension) A hump or protuberance on the shoulders or back of an animal. (figurative) A rounded topographical feature, such as a mountain or hill. 1858, Royal B. Stratton, Captivity of the Oatman Girls, San Francisco: [for the author], Chapter 4, p. 134,[6] On either side were the high, irregularly sloped mountains, with their foot hills robed in the same bright green as the valley, and with their bald hump-backs and sharp peaks, treeless, verdureless, and desolate […] (derogatory, now offensive) A person with a humpback; a person who suffers from kyphosis. Synonyms: crookback, hunchback A humpback whale. A humpback salmon. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== humpbacked ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== kyphosis === Verb === humpback (third-person singular simple present humpbacks, present participle humpbacking, simple past and past participle humpbacked) To hunt humpback whales. ==== Translations ====