PIGGYBACK
ADVERBS
1742 — HOCKERTY-COCKERTY riding on a person’s shoulders, with a leg over each → Sc. obs.
1851 — A-PISTY-POLL of a child: carried on the back, or with his legs on one’s shoulders, and arms round the neck and forehead → Eng. dial.
1912 — PAPPOOSE piggyback → Amer. dial.
1914 — BUCKLEBACK piggyback → Amer. dial.
NOUNS
1957 — PONY RIDE a piggyback ride → Amer. dial.
1965 — PACKHORSE RIDE a piggyback ride → Amer. dial.
1965 — PACKSADDLE RIDE a piggyback ride → Amer. dial.
1966 — BACKIE-HORSE a ride on an adult’s back; a piggyback ride → Amer. dial.
1966 — BACKIE-RIDE a ride on an adult’s back; a piggyback ride → Amer. dial.
1967 — CLUTCH a piggyback ride → Amer. dial.
1967 — PONYBACK RIDE a piggyback ride → Amer. dial.
1967 — TOTE a piggyback ride → Amer. dial.
1969 — PACKBACK a piggyback ride → Amer. dial.
1969 — PECK-A-BACK a piggyback ride → Amer. dial.
VERBS
1889 — PAG to carry a heavy, cumbersome burden; to carry a person pick-a-back → Eng. dial.
1903 — RIG to ride piggy-back → sl. (Bk.)