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A protuberance, esp. on the body of an animal; a hump on the back (of a human being, a camel, etc.); a goitre; a swelling, tumour.
A hump on the back, esp. of a person or camel. Cf. boss, n.1 1b. Obsolete.
transferred. A hump or swelling. Obsolete. rare.
A protuberance on the back or other part of the body, formed by a curved spine or a fleshy excrescence, and occurring as a normal feature in…