swayback

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounswayback (countable and uncountable, plural swaybacks)

plural swaybacks

  1. countableuncountableAn excessive sagging of the spine of a quadruped animal, especially a horse.
  2. countableuncountableAn animal with such excessive sagging.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehaving abnormal sagging of the spine (especially in horses)

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dippedlordoticswaybackedunfit
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dippedlordoticswaybacked

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From sway + back.

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Translations

Finnish notkoselkä
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Italian iperlordosi
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Spanish hiperlordosis
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Swedish svankrygg
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Cite this entry
APA

swayback. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swayback

MLA

“swayback.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swayback. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “swayback,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swayback.

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