The soldier who made out the best was a corporal who, for a charge of 25 cents a head, agreed to carry the men of his squad to the shore, pickaback, so they wouldn't get their feet wet. |
Reduplication is responsible for pickaback, earlier pickpack, from pack, bundle. |
I charged him once with being guilty of emotion when roaring round the den with the Son of Anak pickaback. |
Sue begged, so Tom carried her pickaback, while Sue held tightly to her doll. |
The priest had seen it, for he had the child pickaback and was running across the sward. |
Dot bobbed sleepily above the head of the man who carried her pickaback. |