Meaning
A person with a curved, rounded, humped upper back — and the condition itself. 'Hunch back' names both the pronounced curve of the spine and the person who has it, and in old folk belief a hunchback was sometimes thought to bring luck, so that people would touch the hump for good fortune. The word is plain and descriptive, part of the everyday way of naming a body's shape or affliction directly.
Examples
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Di ole man have a hunch back.
The old man has a hunched back.
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Some people touch a hunch back fi luck.
Some people touch a hunchback for luck.
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Him back bend over like hunch back.
His back is bent over like a hunchback.
Origin
From 'hunch' + 'back'; a rounded/humped back, or the person with it. See [[maga]], [[cratches]].
How it’s used
A humped/curved back, or a person with it; folk-believed lucky to touch. See [[maga]], [[big-belly]].