Meanings
- not comparableSynonym of bareback.
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 Reader1 more example
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 OregonSynonyms: bareback
- not comparableOf 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 & antonyms
adverbSynonym of bareback.
More synonyms by meaning
adverbwithout a saddle
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
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