bareback

or bare·backed

[ bair-bak ]

/ ˈbɛərˌbæk /

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adverb, adjective

with the back of a horse, burro, etc., bare; without a saddle: to ride bareback; a bareback rider.

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Origin of bareback

First recorded in 1555–65; bare¹ + back¹

Words nearby bareback

Bardot, bardy, bare, Barea, bareass, bareback, barebelly, bareboat, bareboned, bare bones, barefaced

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How to use bareback in a sentence

The group also posted to Craigslist: with the headline, "Do you like to bareback?"
Breaking: Grindr-ing Leads to Gonorrhea|Brandy Zadrozny|June 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That is why Indian children prefer riding bareback on an elephant to taking a howdah.
Kari the Elephant|Dhan Gopal Mukerji
Without a word John leaped bareback on one of the horses he had just unsaddled and spurred him across the courtyard.
The Man of the Forest|Zane Grey
Burt rode bareback into camp, driving half the number of the horses; Riggs followed shortly with several more.
The Man of the Forest|Zane Grey

Johnnie mounted Ebenezer bareback; and leading Twinkleheels, he turned down the lane.
The Tale of Pony Twinkleheels|Arthur Scott Bailey
Especially after the circus men came along and pasted posters on the barn Johnnie Green liked to ride bareback.
The Tale of Pony Twinkleheels|Arthur Scott Bailey

British Dictionary definitions for bareback

bareback

barebacked

/ (ˈbɛəˌbæk) /

adjective, adverb

(of horse-riding) without a saddle

slang (of sex) without a condom

verb slang

(intr) to practise unprotected sex

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