piggyback, pickaback, pig-a-back
(adverb) on the back or shoulder or astraddle on the hip; “she carried her child piggyback”
piggyback, pickaback, pig-a-back
(adverb) on a railroad flatcar; “the trailer rode piggyback across the country”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pickaback (not comparable)
On the back or the shoulders
• Used especially of something or somebody being carried in this manner.
Source: Wiktionary
Pick"a*back`, adv.
Definition: On the back or shoulders; as, to ride pickback. [Written also pickapack, pickback, and pickpack.] A woman stooping to take a child pickaback. R,Jefferies.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
