Associations to the word «Razorback»

Wiktionary

RAZORBACK, noun. (US) (southeastern US) (informal) A thin feral pig.
RAZORBACK, noun. A sleeveless shirt whose back consists of a narrow strip of fabric that fits between the wearer's shoulderblades.

Dictionary definition

RAZORBACK, noun. A mongrel hog with a thin body and long legs and a ridged back; a wild or semi-wild descendant of improved breeds; found chiefly in the southeastern United States.
RAZORBACK, noun. Any of several baleen whales of the family Balaenopteridae having longitudinal grooves on the throat and a small pointed dorsal fin.
RAZORBACK, adjective. Having a sharp narrow back; "a razor-backed horse"; "razorback hogs".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats