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Piggy Back
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Why is a piggy back called a piggy back?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.It appears that the etymology of this phrase is rather cloudy...it originated as "pick back", and here's an interesting thread about the topic:
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&c2coff=1&threadm=1g761dd.9tmk74q1s5j9N%25trio%40euronet.nl&rnum=1&prev=/groups%3Fq%3D%2522piggyback%2522%252B%2522pick%2Ba%2Bback%2522%252B%2522pickapack%2522%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26c2coff%3D1%26selm%3D1g761dd.9tmk74q1s5j9N%2525trio%2540euronet.nl%26rnum%3D1