Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pooseback

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: poose-back
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

American usage; Dated

Example Sentences

"Poquannum, then, took it pooseback, and carried it rapidly fifty rods further, […]"
"The hero who valiantly cudgeled his cruel Greek foes back, While safely he brought off his aged old ancestor pooseback?"

Etymology

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

Usage

American usage
Dated

Questions

What does pooseback mean?: piggyback
Where does pooseback come from?: From papoose and back, with the form perhaps influenced by piggyback.

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