Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Shaped like a hump or an arching curve.
  • noun A narrow house with one story in front and two in the rear.

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  • noun uncountable The backs of camels.
  • noun countable A flexible water container worn on the back.
  • noun countable A house with a second storey that does not completely cover the ground floor.
  • noun countable A railway locomotive that has its cab in the middle as opposed to at the end.
  • noun countable A camelback sofa or chair.
  • noun uncountable A type of rubber used in tyre restoration.
  • adjective furniture Having a shaped back; particularly a shape with a raised middle.
  • adjective more generically Anything shaped like the back of a camel.

Etymologies

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camel +‎ back

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