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zebraback - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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From zebra +‎ back, modelled on horseback.

zebraback (uncountable)

  1. (usually with on) The back of a zebra (for riding upon).
    • 1968, Kenneth Patchen, The Collected Poems of Kenneth Patchen, New Directions Publishing, →ISBN, page 445:

      [...] came barging out of the closet on zebraback. After I lifted her off she said she had herself a sore behind from riding all the way up from Boston and would I mind holding her for a while.

    • 2010 December 28, DD Barant, Killing Rocks: The Bloodhound Files, St. Martin's Paperbacks, →ISBN, page 237:

      [...] travelling on zebraback in a straight line is a lot quicker than making your way through tunnels that double back on themselves and are filled with hidden traps and blind alleys.