Camelback
the back of a camel:
They traveled through the desert on camelback.
a curved back of a sofa or chair, having a central rising section between two lower sections.
having a shape resembling the humped back of a camel.
on camelback:
to ride camelback.
Historical Examples
Captured by the Arabs James H. Foster
The Little Colonel in Arizona Annie Fellows Johnston
The Little Colonel’s Christmas Vacation Annie Fellows Johnston
The Little Colonel in Arizona Annie Fellows Johnston
The Little Colonel: Maid of Honor Annie Fellows Johnston
The Little Colonel in Arizona Annie Fellows Johnston
The Little Colonel in Arizona Annie Fellows Johnston
Captured by the Arabs James H. Foster
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- Camel-cricket
cave cricket.
- Camel-grass
a grass, Cymbopogon schoenanthus, of southern Asia and northern Africa, having fragrant foliage. Historical Examples A Desert Drama A. Conan Doyle
- Camels-hair-
the hair of the camel, used especially for cloth, painters’ brushes, and Oriental rugs. a soft cloth made of this hair, or of a substitute, usually yellowish tan to yellowish brown in color. made of camel’s hair. noun See camel hair
- Camel-spin
camel (def 3).