barebacked

Synonym of bareback.

Just as our meal was ready, our roustabout came into camp, riding one of the horses barebacked, with only a halter and leading the other two.

Roote condones, even encourages sex "in the interest of science," but he warns, "Never ride barebacked and always send in a report."

Of a bird raised for meat: lacking feathers, seen as an undesirable trait.

Buyers discount many broiler flocks by from one to five cents a pound due to barebacks, but the loss to the industry does not end there. Barebacked broilers slow down the pickers in the dressing plants which results in a loss in labor.