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barebacked

barebacked adverb: synonym of bareback.

Adverb

barebacked (not comparable)

  1. Synonym of bareback.
    • Just as our meal was ready, our roustabout came into camp, riding one of the horses barebacked, with only a halter and leading the other two.1912, J. A. Graves, Out of Doors--California and Oregon
    • Roote condones, even encourages sex "in the interest of science," but he warns, "Never ride barebacked and always send in a report."1993 February 26, Josefa Smith, “The Hothouse”, in Chicago Reader
    Synonyms:
    bareback

Adjective

barebacked (not comparable)

  1. Of a bird raised for meat: lacking feathers, seen as an undesirable trait.
    • Buyers discount many broiler flocks by from one to five cents a pound due to barebacks, but the loss to the industry does not end there. Barebacked broilers slow down the pickers in the dressing plants which results in a loss in labor.1950, Poultry Digest, volume 9, page 91

Synonyms of barebacked

Origin of barebacked

From bare + backed.

Questions about barebacked

What does barebacked mean?
Barebacked means synonym of bareback.
What part of speech is barebacked?
Barebacked can be an adverb or an adjective.

Words near barebacked in the dictionary

  1. barearse
  2. barearses
  3. bareass
  4. bareasses
  5. bareback
  6. barebacked
  7. barebacker
  8. barebackers
  9. barebacking
  10. barebacks
  11. bareboat

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