Word Meanings - SADDLEBACK - Book Publishers vocabulary database

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• SADDLECLOTH
  A cloth under a saddle, and extending out behind; a housing.
• SADDLE
  A block of wood, usually fastened to some spar, and shaped to receive the end of another spar. (more info) OHG. satal, satul, Icel. söedhull, Dan. & Sw. sadel; cf. Russ. 1. A seat for a rider, -- usually made of leather, padded to span comfortably
• SADDLE-BACKED
  1. Having the outline of the upper part concave like the seat of a saddle. 2. Having a low back and high neck, as a horse.
• SADDLEBACK
  See SADDLE
• SADDLED
  Having a broad patch of color across the back, like a saddle; saddle-backed.
• SADDLETREE
  The frame of a saddle. For saddletree scarce reached had he, His journey to begin. Cowper.
• SADDLE-SHAPED
  Shaped like a saddle. Specifically: Bent down at the sides so as to give the upper part a rounded form. Henslow. Bent on each side of a mountain or ridge, without being broken at top; -- said of strata.
• SADDLEBOW
  The bow or arch in the front part of a saddle, or the pieces which form the front.
• SADDLEBAGS
  Bags, usually of leather, united by straps or a band, formerly much used by horseback riders to carry small articles, one bag hanging on each side.
• SADDLERY
  1. The materials for making saddles and harnesses; the articles usually offered for sale in a saddler's shop. 2. The trade or employment of a saddler.
• SADDLER
  One who makes saddles.
• SIDESADDLE
  A saddle for women, in which the rider sits with both feet on one side of the animal mounted. Sidesaddle flower , a plant with hollow leaves and curiously shaped flowers; -- called also huntsman's cup. See Sarracenia.
• UNSADDLE
  1. To strip of a saddle; to take the saddle from, as a horse. 2. To throw from the saddle; to unhorse.
• PACK SADDLE; PACK THREAD
  See PACK