horseback
The back of a horse.
Example
“They came on horseback across the plains.”
Other meanings
A ridge of sand, gravel, and boulders.
A kind of
- body part
Related words
- horsebacker
- egg on horseback
- man on horseback
- angels on horseback
- ballet on horseback
- devils on horseback
- eggs on horseback
- horseback opinion
Word history
From Middle English "horsebacke".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “horseback” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.