pickaback

American  

[pik-uh-bak] / ˈpɪk əˌbæk /

adverb

1. piggyback.

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pickaback British  

/ ˈpɪkəˌbæk /

noun

1. another word for piggyback

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Etymology

Origin of pickaback

1555–65; earlier a pickback; see pick ¹, back ¹

Example Sentences

A. P. IMLAY, Major Peshawar, India Pickaback Sirs: I am candidate for the State Senate and my probable opponent in the finals rode into office with Roosevelt.

From Time Magazine Archive

It is an idealized version of the ordinary romping game of Pickaback.

From Sir Joshua Reynolds A Collection of Fifteen Pictures and a Portrait of the Painter with Introduction and Interpretation by Hurll, Estelle M. (Estelle May)

In Lady Cockburn and Her Children, The Duchess of Devonshire and Her Child, and Pickaback we have typical groups of mothers and children.

From Sir Joshua Reynolds A Collection of Fifteen Pictures and a Portrait of the Painter with Introduction and Interpretation by Hurll, Estelle M. (Estelle May)

The picture of Mrs. Payne-Gallwey and her child has long been known as Pickaback, and will always be so called by many who would not be at the pains to remember the lady's name.

From Sir Joshua Reynolds A Collection of Fifteen Pictures and a Portrait of the Painter with Introduction and Interpretation by Hurll, Estelle M. (Estelle May)

Often the attitude is full of action, as in the Miss Bowles, and at times there is a striking impression of motion, as in Pickaback.

From Sir Joshua Reynolds A Collection of Fifteen Pictures and a Portrait of the Painter with Introduction and Interpretation by Hurll, Estelle M. (Estelle May)