horseback

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/ˈhɔɹsˌbæk/

noun 2adv 1

Collocations

ADJ.

better, next, used

VERB + HORSEBACK

arrives, came, dancing, enjoy, enjoys, game, go, like

HORSEBACK + NOUN

plains, polo, sunday

PREP.

across, along, on, on, out

ADV.

ever, such

Definitions

noun

The back of a horse.

They came on horseback across the plains.

A ridge of sand, gravel, and boulders.

adv

On the back of a horse.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a narrow ridge of hills

hogback

adverb — on the back of a horse

ahorse
ahorseback

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

set a beggar on horseback and he'll ride to the Devil

A person unaccustomed to wealth or luxury will easily be corrupted by it.

horseback opinion

An opinion given without thorough consideration or a firm basis, often used in a casual or speculative way.

My sister gives it as a horseback opinion that she'd been engaged to this fellow nearly eight months.

Example Bank

They came on horseback across the plains.

Wiktionary

Football originally meant "a game played with a ball on foot" - unlike a game played on horseback, such as polo.

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I'd like to try horseback riding.

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A man on horseback came along the path.

Tatoeba · #276814

I rode around the country on horseback.

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Can I go horseback riding next Sunday?

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