Syn: piggyback.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
A woman stooping to take a child pickaback. --R,Jefferies. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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 — /pik euh bak /, adv., adj. piggyback (defs. 1, 2). [1555 65; earlier a pickback; see PICK1, BACK1] * * * … Universalium
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
