adv. [ Pref. a- + back; AS. on bæc at, on, or toward the back. See Back. ]
To be taken aback.
n. An abacus. [ Obs. ] B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Perh. orig., peddler's wares; cf. LG. hukkebak pickback. Cf. Huckster. ] A kind of linen cloth with raised figures, used for towelings. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. On the back or shoulders;
A woman stooping to take a child pickaback. R, Jefferies. [ 1913 Webster ]