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swayback

/swey-bak/US // ˈsweɪˌbæk //

摇摆不定,摇摆,摇曳的背影,摇摆不定的人

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an excessive downward curvature of the spinal column in the dorsal region, especially of horses.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : swaybacked.

Examples

  • A man well advanced in years dismounted from a swayback horse at the gate, threw a plow point on the ground and came forward.

  • So I arose and deposited myself again and again on that old swayback but frolicsome wreck without waking.

  • It was a nuisance to have to keep an eye on the vicious heels of Baldy, the swayback gelding at his left—that was all.