Definitions
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- adverb On horseback.
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- adverb On the back of a horse;
horseback .
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- adverb on the back of a horse
- adjective traveling on horseback
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Examples
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Men ahorseback and Aiel Maidens; not common companions.
A Crown of Swords Jordan, Robert, 1948- 1996
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On the trail she was a mosquito afoot, a jockey ahorseback.
Gigolo Edna Ferber 1926
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"Waal, I'm more used ter doin 'my fightin' ahorseback than from a loco, but I guess it goes here," chimed in Pete.
The Border Boys Across the Frontier John Henry Goldfrap 1898
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He was unaware of the machinery of orders that started the charge, although from the corners of his eyes he saw an officer, who looked like a boy ahorseback, come galloping, waving his hat.
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