horseback

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the back of a horse
  2. noun a narrow ridge of hills
  3. adverb on the back of a horse

Etymology

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

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