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barebacked

adjective

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Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: From bare + backed.

  1. Of a bird raised for meat: lacking feathers, seen as an undesirable trait.

    Buyers discount many broiler flocks by from one to five cents a pound due to barebacks, but the loss to the industry does not end there. Barebacked broilers slow down the pickers in the dressing plants which results in a loss in labor.

adv

Etymology: From bare + backed.

  1. Synonym of bareback.

    Just as our meal was ready, our roustabout came into camp, riding one of the horses barebacked, with only a halter and leading the other two.

    Roote condones, even encourages sex "in the interest of science," but he warns, "Never ride barebacked and always send in a report."