| 单词 | horseback-breaker |
| 释义 | > as lemmashorseback-breaker C1. attributive and in other combinations, as horseback-breaker, horseback-ride, horseback-riding; horseback-fashion adv. horseback ride, horseback riding, are expressions used chiefly in U.S.; in England, ride, riding are understood to be on horseback, unless otherwise expressed or implied, as ‘a ride in a wagon’, ‘a bicycle ride’. See ride n.2, drive n. (N.E.D.) ΚΠ 1598 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 ii. v. 246 This horse-backe-breaker, this huge hill of flesh. View more context for this quotation 1821 Col. Trimble in Open Court XI. 245 A horseback ride over the country. 1843 F. Marryat Narr. Trav. M. Violet III. i. 14 Seated, horseback-fashion, upon parallel low benches. 1878 G. Durant (title) Horseback Riding from a Medical Point of View. 1884 Cassell's Encycl. Dict. IV. i. (at cited word) The American use is to speak of the latter [i.e. driving in a carriage or riding in an omnibus] as riding, distinguishing the former as horseback-riding. < as lemmas |
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