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Definition of Razor-backed
1. Adjective. Having a sharp narrow back. "Razorback hogs"
Definition of Razor-backed
1. Adjective. (zoology) Having a sharp, lean, or thin back. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Razor-backed
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Razor-backed
Literary usage of Razor-backed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Tent Life in Tigerland: With which is Incorporated Sport and Work on the by James Inglis (1892)
"... of " Butty "—Wasps and elephants—" Dotterel:' —-A razor-backed elephant—" That
demon of a dog "—Bolted—A shaker—How to tame a vicious tusker. ..."
2. A Staff Officer's Scrap-book During the Russo-Japanese War by Ian Hamilton (1905)
"The Russian right had been driven from 30/i and II/4 back to where it is shown
on the summit of the long razor-backed hill. The 10th and 12th companies had ..."
3. Afloat and Ashore on the Mediterranean by Lee Meriwether (1892)
"This hypothesis was incorrect; for we saw two men examining and buying razor-backed
hogs, emaciated goats, and asses weary and worn, and often with sore ..."
4. Afloat and Ashore on the Mediterranean by Lee Meriwether (1892)
"There is so little water in Spain, even on the mountain tops, and the pastures
are so scanty and poor, Spanish cattle can hardly be -other than razor-backed ..."
5. Sessional Papers by Ontario Legislative Assembly (1890)
"Now, take for instance, the razor backed hog. Coming upon a lot of these razor-backed
hogs one day, I asked the old man who owned them about them. ..."
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