bare-backedadj.
/ˈbɛːbakt/ 1. With the back bare.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > nakedness or state of being unclothed > [adjective] > having specific part of body uncovered > other
bare-necked1603
bare-backed1834
bare-knuckled1924
bottomless1964
1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus iii. vii, in Fraser's Mag. July 82/2 Some bare-footed, some almost bare-backed.
2. esp. Of a horse: Without saddle, unsaddled; also with ride as adv.
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the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > horse-gear > [adjective] > having saddle > not having saddle
bare-backed1628
unsaddled1817
1628 R. Le Grys tr. J. Barclay Argenis ii. 123 A Horse..not bare-backt..but with those trappings which the Kings there did vse.
1854 J. L. Stephens Incidents Trav. Central Amer. 277 Mounted on a bare-backed horse.
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