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zebraback

zebraback noun: the back of a zebra (for riding upon).

Noun

zebraback (uncountable)

  1. (usually, with-on) The back of a zebra (for riding upon).
    • [...] came barging out of the closet on zebraback. After I lifted her off she said she had herself a sore behind from riding all the way up from Boston and would I mind holding her for a while.1968, Kenneth Patchen, The Collected Poems of Kenneth Patchen, New Directions Publishing, →ISBN, page 445
    • [...] travelling on zebraback in a straight line is a lot quicker than making your way through tunnels that double back on themselves and are filled with hidden traps and blind alleys.2010 December 28, DD Barant, Killing Rocks: The Bloodhound Files, St. Martin's Paperbacks, →ISBN, page 237

Origin of zebraback

From zebra + back, modelled on horseback.

Questions about zebraback

What does zebraback mean?
Zebraback means the back of a zebra (for riding upon).
What part of speech is zebraback?
Zebraback is a noun.

Words near zebraback in the dictionary

  1. zebra wolves
  2. zebra-back
  3. zebra-bird
  4. zebra-tailed lizard
  5. zebra-tailed lizards
  6. zebraback
  7. zebraed
  8. zebrafinch
  9. zebrafinches
  10. zebrafish
  11. zebrafishes

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