horseback

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈhɔɹsˌbæk/ UK /ˈhɔːsˌbæk/ See IPA manual

Freq #13412

Meanings

1

adv
on the back of a horse

I rode horseback to town like the heroes of old.
2

noun
The back of a horse.

They came on horseback across the plains.
3

noun
the back of a horse
4

noun
a narrow ridge of hills

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adv · on the back of a horse ahorseahorseback

4 noun · a narrow ridge of hills hogback

Word family

Forms horsebacking

Derived forms horsebacker

Appears in

Phrases (1)

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on horseback
while riding on a horse

Preposition + noun

Etymology

From Middle English horsebacke, horsebak, horsbak, equivalent to horse + back.

Topics

Describing Qualities

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