bareback

or bare·backed

[ bair-bak ]

/ ˈbɛərˌbæk /

adverb, adjective

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

Nearby words

bare-knuckle, bare-naked, bare-root, barea, bareass, bareback, barebelly, bareboat, bareboned, barefaced, barefaced lie

Origin of bareback

First recorded in 1555–65; bare¹ + back¹

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Examples from the Web for bareback

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
Jim could ride him bareback without the painful discomfort of the first few weeks.
Ticktock and Jim|Keith Robertson
Helen had a new costume for her bareback act, and as she started it she looked over to where Joe was busy on his stage.
Joe Strong The Boy Fire-Eater|Vance Barnum
He got on a bareback horse, and pretended to be looking for horses that had strayed off.
Hands Up; or Thirty-Five Years of Detective Life in the Mountains and on the Plains|D. J. Cook

It is less tiring, and better sense, and infinitely more graceful, for it more nearly approximates the bareback seat.
The Forest|Stewart Edward White
It was composed of the Zenith brokers, dressed as cowpunchers, bareback riders, Japanese jugglers.
Babbitt|Sinclair Lewis

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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