Pooseback

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    piggyback US, dated, dialectal, not-comparable, possibly

    "Poquannum, then, took it pooseback, and carried it rapidly fifty rods further, […]"

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piggybackpiggyback

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"Poquannum, then, took it pooseback, and carried it rapidly fifty rods further, […]"

Etymology

From papoose and back, with the form perhaps influenced by piggyback.

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