Meaning of tigerback | Babel Free

Definitions

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

uncountable, usually, with-on

Examples

“On tigerback, the Qin Emperor tours the land; / With radiance, his sword makes the sky bluer.”

“The reward is a hug and kiss and a ride on tigerback for each kind creature.”

“In short, the man who is on the Chairmanship of the CMC is a man on tigerback. It is not easy getting on and off. He who is incapable will be precarious to be on, but he who is able will become the most powerful person in the PRC once he has been on.”

“[…] riding on tigerback. I might be the first one to see some of these vistas! For a so-called planet of death, Jasujeong was full of life, so much that the air seemed stuffed to bursting with it. Most plants had leaves of deep[…]”

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