Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: horseback
IPA transcription: [h'ɔɹsb,æk]
Pronunciations of horseback
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: horseback
    Meaning: the back of a horse
r meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: horseback, ahorse, ahorseback
    Meaning: on the back of a horse; "he rode horseback to town"; "managed to escape ahorse"; "policeman patrolled the streets ahorseback"
Usage examples
  • I'd like to be one of those bobbies on horseback.
  • Now I see men on horseback with trumpets to their lips.
  • It was a long and tiresome journey, made mostly on horseback.
  • Sir, said the knight, whether useth he to fight on horseback or on foot?
  • Walter learned to bear himself well on horseback and to tilt in the ring.
  • The pictures were of a tall man on horseback, and a short, fat man on a donkey.
  • The young Genji was also in the procession on horseback, and followed the carriage.
  • A man riding over from the nearest town twice a week brought the mail-bag on horseback.
  • As the night wore on, the men found it rather cold work to sit so still and quiet on horseback.
  • "I had so often wanted to take a trip through the Rockies on horseback," announced Miss Margaret.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Battle of Fredericksburg, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording George Washington, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Ayn Rand, License CC BY-SA 4.0