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Definition of Pig-a-back
1. Adverb. On a railroad flatcar. "The trailer rode piggyback across the country"
2. Adverb. On the back or shoulder or astraddle on the hip. "She carried her child piggyback"
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pig-a-back
Literary usage of Pig-a-back
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Notes of a Voyage to California Via Cape Horn: Together with Scenes in El by Samuel Curtis Upham (1878)
"... Mexico— Arrival at Panama—Go ashore pig-a-back—Immersion without the benefit
of clergy—Panama in 1850—Two of the Columbus's passengers die of cholera. ..."
2. Mass Physical Training for Use in the Army and the Reserve Officers by Joseph Edward Raycroft (1920)
"Pig-a-Back Relay. No EQUIPMENT NEEDED: Players stand at attention. ... 1, who
carries him across the distance line in pig-a-back fashion. ..."
3. The Savage South Seas by Ernest Way Elkington (1907)
"Amongst the children's games there are two at least that look familiar to
Europeans—a kind of leap-frog and pig-a-back. The former is played in all the ..."
4. The Koehler Method of Physical Drill by William Hale Wilbur, Herman John Koehler (1918)
"Group pig-a-back race—40 yards: Half of each group must ride pig-a-back. As soon
as one carrier has crossed the finish line he can go back and help one of ..."
5. Dialect Notes by American Dialect Society (1896)
"... in comparisons to denote something very small. " 'Taint so big as a pint o'
cider." poose-back : manner of carrying a child on the back ; = pig-a-back. ..."
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