razorback
pronunciation
How to pronounce razorback in British English:
UK ['reɪzəbæk]
How to pronounce razorback in American English:
US ['reɪzəˌbæk]
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- Noun:
- a mongrel hog with a thin body and long legs and a ridged back; a wild or semi-wild descendant of improved breeds; found chiefly in the southeastern United States
- any of several baleen whales of the family Balaenopteridae having longitudinal grooves on the throat and a small pointed dorsal fin
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- Adjective:
- having a sharp narrow back
Word Origin
- razorback (n.)
- type of pig with a sharp ridge-like back, 1849, from razor (n.) + back (n.). Especially of feral hogs in the U.S. South. Also used of narrow ridges of land.
Example
- 1. Supporting the razorback football team was central to the idea of being an arkansan .
- 2. Some folks swore up and down that the old razorback hog sometimes walked upright like man .