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Definition of piggyback noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

piggyback

noun
 
/ˈpɪɡibæk/
 
/ˈpɪɡibæk/
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  1. a ride on somebody’s back, while they are walking
    • Give me a piggyback, Daddy!
    • a piggyback ride
    Word Originmid 16th cent. (as an adverb): the word's origins are uncertain.
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halfway
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