camelback

Meanings

Noun

• The backs of camels.
• A flexible water container worn on the back.
• A house with a second storey that does not completely cover the ground floor.
• A railway locomotive that has its cab in the middle as opposed to at the end.
• A camelback sofa or chair.
• A type of rubber used in tyre restoration.

Adjective

• Having a shaped back; particularly a shape with a raised middle.
• Anything shaped like the back of a camel.

Origin

• camel + back
• Image:UptownNO22May07CamelbackDoubleMilan.jpg|right|thumb|A camelback house in [[w:New Orleans|New Orleans]]
• Image:Camelback.jpg|right|thumb|A camelback locomotive
• Image:VshSenateSofa.JPG|right|thumb|A curved camelback sofa