Pickaback
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Pickaback is an adverb meaning (Carried) on the back or the shoulders.
Meaning
(Carried) on the back or the shoulders.
More Meanings
- (transitive) Dated form of piggyback (“carry someone on the back or shoulders”).
Example Sentences
The young men then decided that they would carry him pickaback at turns, and so they did.
For, as our modern wits behold, / Mounted a pick-back on the old, / Much further off; much further he / Rais'd on his aged beast, could see
Word Forms
- pickabacks
- pickabacking
- pickabacked
Synonyms for pickaback
Depending on context, synonyms include piggyback, pig-a-back.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include piggyback, pig-a-back, pickapack, pickpack, pannierwise, abox.
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