Horseback
['hɔːsbæk] or ['hɔrsbæk]
Definition
(noun.) the back of a horse.
(adv.) on the back of a horse; 'he rode horseback to town'; 'managed to escape ahorse'; 'policeman patrolled the streets ahorseback'.
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Definition
(n.) The back of a horse.
(n.) An extended ridge of sand, gravel, and bowlders, in a half-stratified condition.
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Examples
- Soon after the arrival of the suit I donned it, and put off for Cincinnati on horseback. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Fat or thin, laughing or melancholy, on horseback or the music-stool, it was all the same to the Major. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Emma and Harriet went together; Miss Bates and her niece, with the Eltons; the gentlemen on horseback. Jane Austen. Emma.
- At the inn we found Mr. Boythorn on horseback, waiting with an open carriage to take us to his house, which was a few miles off. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Adrian was on horseback; he rode up to the carriage, and his gaiety, in addition to that of Raymond, dispelled my sister's melancholy. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- This walk was common to all the male members of Sleary's company, and was understood to express, that they were always on horseback. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- He was bow-legged from much horseback riding. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- As the party neared the fence, they discovered in the distance, along the road, their own wagon coming back, accompanied by some men on horseback. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- The large brand made it possible for cowboys on horseback to separate the cattle of different owners, as the brand could be seen at some distance. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- As they were turning into the grounds, Mr. Perry passed by on horseback. Jane Austen. Emma.
- A young farmer, whether on horseback or on foot, is the very last sort of person to raise my curiosity. Jane Austen. Emma.
- He despatched a groom, on horseback, for the nearest medical man, Mr. Dawson, of Oak Lodge. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- There are some beggars that you put on horseback, and they're the first to ride you down. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- This made travel on horseback even slower than through the mud; but I went as fast as the roads would allow. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- I have crossed it a hundred times on horseback, and know exactly the turns to take. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
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