Word: skewback
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: skew
back
Definition: The side of an arch; the course of masonry on the top of an abutment with a slope for the base of the arch to rest against.
Morphemes:
Affix: skew
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: One of the stones placed over the end of a gable, or forming the coping of a gable.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: scūtum
Language: la
Decoded: scutum
Meaning: a shield
Affix: back
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The side of any object which is opposite the front or useful side.