crook-backed

To recover, Mia flees to her tiny childhood hometown in Minnesota to teach poetry to a group of girls and spend time with her mother and the wise, crook-backed women in her mother's retirement community one of whom charms Mia with a secret stash of erotic needlepoint.

What the Nanny Saw; the Trouble With Men Sam Sacks 2011

An Auspice of Hearthkeeper stood in our way, a crook-backed ancient with a blue shawl concealing her mouth.

Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009

An Auspice of Hearthkeeper stood in our way, a crook-backed ancient with a blue shawl concealing her mouth.

Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009

An Auspice of Hearthkeeper stood in our way, a crook-backed ancient with a blue shawl concealing her mouth.

Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009

Galba the emperor was crook-backed, Epictetus lame: that great

Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

When he had walked on for a long time, he met for the third time an old, old crook-backed hag, who had only one eye.

The Red Fairy Book 2003

Minnikin went onwards, and when he had wandered on for some time he again met an old, old crook-backed hag, who had only one eye.

The Red Fairy Book 2003

So he grasped the sword which he had got from the old crook-backed woman, and slashed at the Troll so that all five heads went flying away over the sands.

The Red Fairy Book 2003

Next, like an eventide breeze among withered herbage, there floated across the forecourt the hoarse voice of the crook-backed old woman.

Through Russia 2003

When Minnikin had walked a long way alone, he met an old, old crook-backed hag, who had only one eye.

The Red Fairy Book 2003