HORSEBACK

horseback, ahorse, ahorseback

(adverb) on the back of a horse; “he rode horseback to town”; “managed to escape ahorse”; “policeman patrolled the streets ahorseback”

horseback

(noun) the back of a horse

hogback, horseback

(noun) a narrow ridge of hills

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

horseback (plural horsebacks)

(usually with on, upon, etc.) The back of a horse.

A ridge of sand, gravel, and boulders.

Synonyms

• (ridge): esker

Adverb

horseback (not comparable)

On the back of a horse.

Synonyms

• ahorse, ahorseback, on horseback

Anagrams

• backshore

Source: Wiktionary


Horse"back`, n.

1. The back of a horse.

2. An extended ridge of sand, gravel, and bowlders, in a half- stratified condition. Agassiz. On horseback, on the back of a horse; mounted or riding on a horse or horses; in the saddle. The long journey was to be performed on horseback. Prescott.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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