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/pik"euh bak'/, adv., adj.piggyback (defs. 1, 2).[1555-65; earlier a pickback; see PICK1, BACK1]
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Pickaback — Pick a*back (p[i^]k [.a]*b[a^]k ), adv. On the back or shoulders; as, to ride pickback. [Written also {pickapack}, {pickback}, and {pickpack}.] Syn: piggyback. [1913 Webster +PJC] A woman stooping to take a child pickaback. R,Jefferies. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pickaback — [pik′ə bak΄] adv., adj., vt. [var. of pickapack, pickpack, redupl. of PACK1] PIGGYBACK … English World dictionary
pickaback plant — also called Piggyback Plant (Tolmiea menziesii), hairy leaved herbaceous plant, in the family Saxifragaceae, native to western North America. The pickaback is a popular houseplant, particularly notable for its curious reproductive… … Universalium
pickaback — variant of piggyback … New Collegiate Dictionary
pickaback — adverb On the back or the shoulders … Wiktionary
pickaback — pɪkÉ™bæk adv. piggyback, on the shoulders, atop the shoulders … English contemporary dictionary
pickaback — noun, adverb, & verb old fashioned term for piggyback … English new terms dictionary
pickaback — pick•a•back [[t]ˈpɪk əˌbæk[/t]] adv. adj. v. t. v. i. n. piggyback • Etymology: 1555–65; earlier a pickback; see pick I, back I … From formal English to slang
pickaback — /ˈpɪkəbæk/ (say pikuhbak) adverb, adjective, noun, verb (t) → piggyback. {earlier a pick back; compare French à pic perpendicularly} …
pickaback — var. of PIGGYBACK … Useful english dictionary
