horseback

«horseback» in Mova's school dictionary: riding on a horse — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (horseback, uncountable — in «on horseback»); adjective (horseback); adverb (horseback, US)

meaning for a pupil

1) On horseback means riding on a horse. tree →

2) (adjective) Horseback describes something done while riding a horse, like horseback riding. tree →

sense in the lessons

In history lessons knights, cowboys, messengers and the Mongols travelled on horseback. In everyday life, «horseback riding» (US) is the same as «horse riding» (UK). In stories it shows travel in older times. Phrases: «on horseback», «horseback riding».

examples

• The knights rode into battle on horseback. tree →
• The police patrol the park on horseback. tree →
• We went horseback riding on our holiday. tree →
• Messengers on horseback carried the news. tree →
• Cowboys herded cattle on horseback. tree →
• It took three days to cross the hills on horseback. tree →
• Then two young fellows came gallopping up on horseback. tree →

note

Mostly in the phrase «on horseback». One word. Americans say «horseback riding»; British, Irish and Australian people usually say «horse riding». Safety: always wear a riding hat when on horseback.

In the corpora

• At tournaments knights jousted, charging at each other on horseback with blunted lances in front of cheering crowds.
• An old saying goes: trust arrives on foot and leaves on horseback.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «horseback» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.