a. [f. SOW sb.1] Having a back like that of a sow; resembling the back of a sow in shape or formation; ridged like a sows back. Sow-backed mutch, = SOW-BACK 1.
(a) 1728. Bailey, Sow Backd Horses (among Farriers), such as have straight Ribs, but good Backs.
1883. J. Macgregor, in Sunday Mag., 689/1. Farther back still is the sowbacked and higher ridge known as the Silla del Moro, the Seat of the Moor.
(b) 1857. Stewart, Sketches Sc. Character, 18. A sow-backit mutch and an auld-fashioned gown.
1895. Ochiltree, Redburn, ii. Her hair was seldom seen from under her long, sow-backed mutch.