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horseback
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
horseback
(noun)
horseback
(adjective)
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horseback
/
ˈ
hoɚsˌbæk/
noun
1
horseback
/
ˈ
hoɚsˌbæk/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of HORSEBACK
on horseback
:
on the back of a horse
Before the invention of the automobile, people often traveled
on horseback
. [=they traveled by riding horses]
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horseback
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ˈ
hoɚsˌbæk/
adjective
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horseback
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ˈ
hoɚsˌbæk/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of HORSEBACK
always used before a noun
:
on the back of a horse
a
horseback rider
[=a person riding on a horse]
Do you enjoy
horseback riding
? [=the activity of riding horses]
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— horseback
adverb
,
chiefly US
riding
horseback
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