: on horseback
: given without thorough consideration
a horseback opinion
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Forbes Travel Guide, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Trump’s insistence on recess appointees, who could hold office without Senate confirmation for up to two years, relies on a provision created at a time when travel was by horseback and Congress could not convene quickly.
—Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Nov. 2024
Lisa Prevost, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2017
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Noun
Explore the resort’s 100 miles of trails sprawled across 37,000 acres of pristine Montana wilderness by dog sled, horseback, downhill ski or snow tube before gathering around the nightly campfire to share stories over s’mores.
—Forbes Travel Guide, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Trump’s insistence on recess appointees, who could hold office without Senate confirmation for up to two years, relies on a provision created at a time when travel was by horseback and Congress could not convene quickly.
—Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Nov. 2024
Adjective
Horseback riders share the trails with hikers at Brett Woods, a 185-acre conservation area.
—Lisa Prevost, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2017
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“Horseback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horseback. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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horseback
1 of 2 noun
horse·back
ˈhȯrs-ˌbak 
: the back of a horse
horseback
2 of 2 adverb
: on horseback
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