razor-back noun & adjective.
['reɪzǝbak] E19.[from RAZOR noun + BACK noun1.]A. noun.
1. A fin-whale, a rorqual.
E19.2. A pig having a back formed into a high narrow ridge;
esp. a member of a half-wild breed of hogs common in the southern US.
M19.b. A lean scraggy bullock or cow.
Austral. &
NZ slang.
L20.3. A back formed into a high ridge, esp. in cattle and horses.
M19.4. A steep-sided narrow ridge of land. Chiefly
Austral. &
NZ.
L19.5. A circus hand;
esp. one who loads and unloads the wagons.
US slang.
E20.b. adjective. Having a very sharp back or ridge.
M19. ■ razor-backed adjective E19. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲