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Definition of
piggyback noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
piggyback
noun
noun
NAmE
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ˈpɪɡiˌbæk
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a ride on someone's back, while he or she is walking
Give me a piggyback, Daddy!
a piggyback ride
piggyback
adverb
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to ride piggyback
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piggyback
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