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pickaback


Meanings
  • A term used in horse racing to describe a situation where a horse is passed by another horse after initially being in the lead.

    - "The grey horse was in the lead during the race, but suddenly it was pickaback by the brown horse."
    - "In the final stretch of the marathon, runner A was leading, but just before the finish line, runner B picked up the pace and passed runner A, leaving him in the pickaback position."

Rhymes
Words rhyming with pickaback
pickpocket , hickory , ticktock
Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,
  1. pick () : To choose or select (something) from a number of alternatives.

  2. back () : The side of an object or structure that is opposite to another side. For example, the front of a house is the side that faces the street, while the back of the house is the side that faces the garden or yard.


Variants
List of all variants of pickaback that leads to same result
pickaback , pickabacked , pickabacking , pickabacks , piggyback , piggybacks , piggybacked , piggybacking
Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

The term 'pickaback' is believed to have originated from the horse racing industry in the United States during the late 1800s or early 1900s.


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