horseback

C2 Topic:Animals
US /ˈhɔɹsˌbæk/ UK /ˈhɔːsˌbæk/
adv noun Freq #13412

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    on the back of a horse

    I rode horseback to town like the heroes of old.

  2. 2
    noun

    The back of a horse.

    They came on horseback across the plains.

  3. 3
    noun

    the back of a horse

  4. 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

Etymology

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

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