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horse·back  (hôrsbk)
n.
1. The back of a horse.
2. A natural ridge; a hogback.
adv. & adj.
On the back of a horse: rode horseback to town; horseback riding.
horseback [ˈhɔːsˌbæk]
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège)
a.  a horse's back (esp in the phrase on horseback)
b.  (as modifier) horseback riding
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.horsebackhorseback - the back of a horse                  
Equus caballus, horse - solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
2.horsebackhorseback - a narrow ridge of hills              
hogback
ridgeline, ridge - a long narrow range of hills
Adv.1.horseback - on the back of a horse; "he rode horseback to town"; "managed to escape ahorse"; "policeman patrolled the streets ahorseback"
ahorse, ahorseback
Translations
horseback [ˈhɔːsbæk]
A. N on horseback → a caballo
B. CPD horseback riding N (US) → equitación f
horseback [ˈhɔːrsbæk] n
on horseback → à cheval
horseback riding n (US) → équitation f
horseback [ˈhɔːsˌbæk] on horseback adv → a cavallo
horseback [ˈhɔːsˌbæk] on horseback adv → a cavallo


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On his way he met a man on horseback who begged the hare of him, under the pretense of purchasing it.
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When he had ridden about two miles and had passed the last of the Russian troops, he saw, near a kitchen garden with a ditch round it, two men on horseback facing the ditch.
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