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Definition of Rear back
1. Verb. Rear backwards on its hind legs. "The frightened horse reared back"
2. Verb. Start with anger or resentment or in protest.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rear Back
Literary usage of Rear back
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital by John Beauchamp Jones (1866)
"and he has applied for and obtained a transfer from ordnance duty in the rear,
back to his company in the front. It is rumored that Sheridan has cut the ..."
2. International Motor Cyclopaedia ...: Year Book (1908)
"... this is of such a nature that it can be completely collapsed and made to retire
into the rear back box or tool and tire carrying space. 2. ..."
3. Reminiscences of a Mississippian in Peace and War by Frank Alexander Montgomery (1901)
"... Pinson wounded—General Van Dorn's advance on Corinth—Battle of Corinth—Raid
around Corinth—Narrow escape—Van Dorn's retreat—In the rear—Back to Ripley. ..."
4. The Cowboy: His Characteristics, His Equipment, and His Part in the by Philip Ashton Rollins (1922)
"Bucking might be terminated sometimes by a "rear back," or "back fall," sometimes
by a "back throw," sometimes by a "side throw," or on very rare occasions ..."
5. Photographic Enforcement of High-Occupancy Vehicle-Hov Lanes by Bill McFadden (1990)
"... position - Infant mannequin in a forward-facing child restraint seat; and (4)
right rear (back seat) position - adult mannequin in a reclining position. ..."
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