horseback - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈhɔɹsˌbæk/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈhɔːsˌbæk/

horseback (countable and uncountable, plural horsebacks)

1. (usually with on, upon, etc.) The back of a horse.

   They came on horseback across the plains.

2. (countable) A ridge of sand, gravel, and boulders.

• (ridge): esker

• birdback, boarback, buffaloback, camelback, catback, cowback, dogback, donkeyback, dragonback, eagleback, elephantback, goatback, lionback, llamaback, manback, muleback, oxback, pigback, ponyback, tigerback, unicornback, yakback, zebraback

• angels on horseback
• devils on horseback
• eggs on horseback
• set a beggar on horseback and he'll ride to the Devil

horseback (not comparable)

1. On the back of a horse.

   He rode horseback into town.

• ahorse, ahorseback, on horseback

• backshore