Meanings
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1
adv
on the back of a horse
I rode horseback to town like the heroes of old.
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2
noun
The back of a horse.
They came on horseback across the plains.
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3
noun
the back of a horse
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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.