Word: swartbacks
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: swart
backs
Definition: Plural of swartback. The black-backed gull ( Larus marinus), or swarbie.
Morphemes:
Affix: swart
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: obsolete spelling of sward; surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
Affix: back
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Upper part of a natural object which is considered to resemble an animal's back.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.