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English Dictionary: horseback by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
horseback
adv
  1. on the back of a horse; "he rode horseback to town"; "managed to escape ahorse"; "policeman patrolled the streets ahorseback"
    Synonym(s): horseback, ahorse, ahorseback
n
  1. the back of a horse
  2. a narrow ridge of hills
    Synonym(s): hogback, horseback
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Horseback \Horse"back`\, n.
      1. The back of a horse.
  
      2. An extended ridge of sand, gravel, and bowlders, in a
            half-stratified condition. --Agassiz.
  
      {On horseback}, on the back of a horse; mounted or riding on
            a horse or horses; in the saddle.
  
                     The long journey was to be performed on horseback.
                                                                              --Prescott.
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