oxback · noun — the back of an ox (being ridden, or laden with luggage, as a means of transportation).
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Etymology
From ox + back, modelled on horseback.
noun
- The back of an ox (being ridden, or laden with luggage, as a means of transportation).e.g.“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.” — 1841, Robert Philip, The life, times, and missionary enterprises, of the rev. John Campbell, page 441:
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