thornback

Meaning

1. Any animal with a thorny back, especially marine animals, such as:
2. Any animal with a thorny back, especially marine animals, such as:
3. Any animal with a thorny back, especially marine animals, such as:
4. A woman over a certain age (variously 26 or 30) who has never married, older than a spinster.

Synonyms

maiden ray

rocker

thornback ray

roker

thornback maid ray

thornback rough ray

thornback skate

miller

thorny back

Translations

razza

Amblyraja radiata

Platyrhinoidis triseriata

Raja clavata

rog

kedibalığı

Raia clavata

vatoz

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: thornbak

In summary

From Middle English thornbak; equivalent to thorn + back.