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horseback

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Scrabble points
20
Words With Friends
21
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈhɔɹsˌbæk/
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/ˈhɔɹsˌbæk/ · /ˈhɔːsˌbæk/

Definition of horseback

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable, usually, with-on)The back of a horse.
    “They came on horseback across the plains.”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable, usually, with-on)The back of a horse.
    “They came on horseback across the plains.”
  2. (countable)A ridge of sand, gravel, and boulders.

adv

  1. (not-comparable)On the back of a horse.

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Etymology

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

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