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manback

manback noun: the back of a man (being ridden, or really or figuratively laden with burdens, as a means of transportation).

manback: the back of a man (being ridden, or really or figuratively laden with burdens, as a means of...
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Noun

manback (uncountable)

  1. The back of a man (being ridden, or really or figuratively laden with burdens, as a means of transportation).
    • Fatigued by riding onhorseback, bedevilled and begrimed by the ride on manback, he presented a pitiable spectacle, and went on his way to Naples in sad plight. Several officers formed a party to Paestum, now known as Pesto, to see the temples so venerable in years that the date of their[…]1891, Daniel Ammen, The Old Navy and the New, page 205

Origin of manback

Compare horseback.

Questions about manback

What does manback mean?
Manback means the back of a man (being ridden, or really or figuratively laden with burdens, as a means of transportation).
What part of speech is manback?
Manback is a noun.

Words near manback in the dictionary

  1. Manawatu-Wanganui
  2. Manawatū-Whanganui
  3. Manay
  4. manbabies
  5. manbaby
  6. manback
  7. manbag
  8. manbags
  9. manbarklak
  10. manbashing
  11. Manbeck

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