Meaning of oxback | Babel Free

Definitions

The back of an ox (being ridden, or laden with luggage, as a means of transportation).

uncountable, usually, with-on

Examples

“3. A bushman on oxback, and our guide on horseback. 4. My wagon and ten oxen. 5. Our flock of sheep and goats. 6. Our third wagon and ten oxen. 7. The chief and his son, on oxback. 8. Our spare oxen.”

“Grenfell had travelled 1,000 miles on oxback; a new experience to him, but a most con venient manner of getting over the country. [Photo of a man riding an ox.] GRENFELL ON OXBACK”

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