Meaning of HORSEBACK
| Pronunciation: | | 'hors`bak
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| | Definition: | | [n] the back of a horse |
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| | See Also: | | body part, Equus caballus, horse | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Horse"back`\, n.
1. The back of a horse.
2. An extended ridge of sand, gravel, and bowlders, in a
half-stratified condition. --Agassiz.
{On horseback}, on the back of a horse; mounted or riding on
a horse or horses; in the saddle.
The long journey was to be performed on horseback.
--Prescott.
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| | Related Terms: | | across, astraddle, astride, by horse, chine, col, comb, esker, hogback, kame, mounted, on, on horseback, ridge, saddle, saddleback, spine, straddle, straddleback, straddle-legged |
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