horseback

President Reagan and Queen Elizabeth II on horseback at Windsor Castle, 1982

Meanings

Noun

The back of a horse.
A ridge of sand, gravel, and boulders.

Adverb

On the back of a horse.

Related

Similar words

esker
ahorse, ahorseback, on horseback

Origin

From Middle English horsebacke, horsebak, horsbak, equivalent to horse + back.

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