manback

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noun

The back of a man (being ridden, or really or figuratively laden with burdens, as a means of transportation).

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Meanings

nounmanback (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe 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

Compare horseback.

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APA

manback. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manback

MLA

“manback.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manback. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “manback,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manback.

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