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  • 51Crump — (kr[u^]mp), a. [AS. crumb stooping, bent down; akin to OHG. chrumb, G. krumm, Dan. krum, D. krom, and E. cramp.] 1. Crooked; bent. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Crooked backs and crump shoulders. Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] 2. Hard or crusty; dry baked;… …

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  • 52Cubit — Cu bit (k[=u] b[i^]t), n. [L. cubitum, cubitus; elbow, ell, cubit, fr. (because the elbow serves for leaning upon) cubare to lie down, recline; cf. Gr. ky biton elbow, ky ptein to bend, stoop, kyfo s bent, stooping, humpbacked. Cf. {Incumbent},… …

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  • 53Cyphonism — Cyph o*nism (s?f ? n?z m or s? f? ), n. [Gr. ????, fr. ???? a crooked piece of wood, a sort of pillory, fr. ??? bent, stooping.] A punishment sometimes used by the ancients, consisting in the besmearing of the criminal with honey, and exposing… …

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  • 54Huckster — Huck ster, n. [OE. hukstere, hukster, OD. heukster, D. heuker; akin to D. huiken to stoop, bend, OD. huycken, huken, G. hocken, to squat, Icel. h?ka; the peddler being named from his stooping under the load on his back. Cf. {Hawk} to offer for… …

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  • 55hunched — adj. having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect; of people. Syn: round backed, round shouldered, stooped, stooping, crooked. [WordNet 1.5] …

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  • 56Interior crest — Crest Crest (kr[e^]st), n. [OF. creste, F. cr[^e]te, L. crista.] 1. A tuft, or other excrescence or natural ornament, growing on an animal s head; the comb of a cock; the swelling on the head of a serpent; the lengthened feathers of the crown or… …

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  • 57Pickaback — Pick a*back (p[i^]k [.a]*b[a^]k ), adv. On the back or shoulders; as, to ride pickback. [Written also {pickapack}, {pickback}, and {pickpack}.] Syn: piggyback. [1913 Webster +PJC] A woman stooping to take a child pickaback. R,Jefferies. [1913… …

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  • 58pickapack — Pickaback Pick a*back (p[i^]k [.a]*b[a^]k ), adv. On the back or shoulders; as, to ride pickback. [Written also {pickapack}, {pickback}, and {pickpack}.] Syn: piggyback. [1913 Webster +PJC] A woman stooping to take a child pickaback. R,Jefferies …

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  • 59pickback — Pickaback Pick a*back (p[i^]k [.a]*b[a^]k ), adv. On the back or shoulders; as, to ride pickback. [Written also {pickapack}, {pickback}, and {pickpack}.] Syn: piggyback. [1913 Webster +PJC] A woman stooping to take a child pickaback. R,Jefferies …

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  • 60pickpack — Pickaback Pick a*back (p[i^]k [.a]*b[a^]k ), adv. On the back or shoulders; as, to ride pickback. [Written also {pickapack}, {pickback}, and {pickpack}.] Syn: piggyback. [1913 Webster +PJC] A woman stooping to take a child pickaback. R,Jefferies …

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