bareback
Americanadverb
adjective
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(of horse-riding) without a saddle
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slang (of sex) without a condom
verb
Etymology
Origin of bareback
Example Sentences
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“Bella and Gigi riding their horses bareback around the farm and training in the jumping arena in such close proximity from New York and their very busy careers,” she shared.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 21, 2026
"She would be jumping off waterfalls, jumping off planes, riding horses bareback, swinging on chandeliers, jumping 30ft from the roof of a castle - all stunts she did herself," Roy Wadia says.
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2024
On the Crow and Fort Berthold reservations, tribal members compete for the title of ultimate warrior by running, canoeing and bareback horse racing.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 27, 2023
Riding her pinto horse, Beauty, bareback provided her a temporary sense of escape.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2023
The boy rode ahead of me, bareback on his horse, as close to the animal as if they were a single body, and I was behind, taciturn, brooding over my rage.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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