Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

barebacked

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables: bare-backed
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Synonym of bareback.

adj

Of a bird raised for meat: lacking feathers, seen as an undesirable trait.

Example Sentences

"Just as our meal was ready, our roustabout came into camp, riding one of the horses barebacked, with only a halter and leading the other two."
"Roote condones, even encourages sex "in the interest of science," but he warns, "Never ride barebacked and always send in a report.""
"Buyers discount many broiler flocks by from one to five cents a pound due to barebacks, but the loss to the industry does not end there. Barebacked broilers slow down the pickers in the dressing plants which results in a loss in labor."

Etymology

From bare + backed.

Synonyms

bareback

Questions

What does barebacked mean?: Synonym of bareback.
Where does barebacked come from?: From bare + backed.

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