Saddle
['sæd(ə)l] or ['sædl]
Definition
(noun.) posterior part of the back of a domestic fowl.
(noun.) a seat for the rider of a horse or camel.
(noun.) a piece of leather across the instep of a shoe.
(noun.) cut of meat (especially mutton or lamb) consisting of part of the backbone and both loins.
(verb.) put a saddle on; 'saddle the horses'.
(verb.) load or burden; encumber; 'he saddled me with that heavy responsibility'.
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Definition
(n.) A seat for a rider, -- usually made of leather, padded to span comfortably a horse's back, furnished with stirrups for the rider's feet to rest in, and fastened in place with a girth; also, a seat for the rider on a bicycle or tricycle.
(n.) A padded part of a harness which is worn on a horse's back, being fastened in place with a girth. It serves various purposes, as to keep the breeching in place, carry guides for the reins, etc.
(n.) A piece of meat containing a part of the backbone of an animal with the ribs on each side; as, a saddle of mutton, of venison, etc.
(n.) A block of wood, usually fastened to some spar, and shaped to receive the end of another spar.
(n.) A part, as a flange, which is hollowed out to fit upon a convex surface and serve as a means of attachment or support.
(n.) The clitellus of an earthworm.
(n.) The threshold of a door, when a separate piece from the floor or landing; -- so called because it spans and covers the joint between two floors.
(v. t.) To put a saddle upon; to equip (a beast) for riding.
(v. t.) Hence: To fix as a charge or burden upon; to load; to encumber; as, to saddle a town with the expense of bridges and highways.
Checker: Micawber
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. [1]. Put a saddle on.[2]. Load, burden, encumber.
Editor: Maggie
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Impose, burden, load, shackle, clog, charge, encumber
ANT:Rid, relieve, exonerate, disburden, liberate, disencumber
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Definition
n. a seat or pad generally of leather for a horse's back: anything like a saddle as a saddle of mutton veal or venison—a butcher's cut including a part of the backbone with the ribs on one side: a part of the harness used for drawing a vehicle: the seat on a bicycle: (naut.) a block of wood fastened to some spar and shaped to receive the end of another spar.—v.t. to put a saddle on to load: to encumber.—n. Sadd′le-back a hill or its summit when shaped like a saddle: a raccoon oyster: the great black-backed gull: the harp-seal: a variety of domestic geese: the larva of the bombycid moth: (archit.) a coping thicker in the middle than at the edges.—adj. Sadd′le-backed having a low back and an elevated head and neck.—ns. Sadd′le-bag one of two bags united by straps for carrying on horseback; Sadd′le-bar a bar for sustaining glass in a stained-glass window; Sadd′le-blank′et a small blanket folded under a saddle; Sadd′le-bow the arched front of a saddle from which the weapon often hung; Sadd′le-cloth the housing or cloth placed under a saddle.—n.pl. Sadd′le-feath′ers the long slender feathers which droop from the saddle or rump of the domestic cock.—ns. Sadd′le-girth a band passing round the body of a horse to hold the saddle in its place; Sadd′le-horse a horse suitable for riding; Sadd′le-joint a joint made in plates of sheet-iron so that the margins interlock: (anat.) a joint admitting movement in every direction except axial rotation; Sadd′le-lap the skirt of a saddle; Sadd′le-plate the bent plate which forms the arch of the furnace in locomotive steam-boilers; Sadd′le-quern an ancient quern for grinding grain; Sadd′ler a maker of saddles: the harp-seal; Sadd′le-rock a variety of the oyster; Sadd′le-roof a roof having two gables; Sadd′ler-cor′poral a non-commissioned officer in the household cavalry with the charge of the saddles; Sadd′ler-ser′geant a sergeant in the cavalry who has charge of the saddlers: (U.S.) a non-commissioned staff-officer of a cavalry regiment; Sadd′lery occupation of a saddler: materials for saddles: articles sold by a saddler.—adjs. Sadd′le-shaped shaped like a saddle: (bot.) bent down at the sides: (geol.) bent down at each side of a ridge; Sadd′le-sick galled with much riding.—ns. Sadd′le-tree the frame of a saddle.—Put the saddle on the right horse to impute blame where it is deserved.
Checker: Mimi
Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of saddles, foretells news of a pleasant nature, also unannounced visitors. You are also, probably, to take a trip which will prove advantageous.
Editor: Margaret
Examples
- He turned his head, sweating, and looked down the slope, then back toward where the girl was in the saddle with Pilar by her and Pablo just behind. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- That was a slander; they were broken to the saddle when I got them and cost nearly twenty dollars. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- He'd ha' sent some saddle-horses, but he thought you'd rather walk, being a cold day. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- A certain amount of baggage was allowed per man, and saddle animals were to be furnished to commissioned officers and to all disabled persons. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Mrs. Crawley cried in great anger; why didn't my Lady Bareacres tell me to go and saddle the horses! William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- In the saddle --abroad on the plains--sleeping in beds bounded only by the horizon: fancy was at work with these things in a moment. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Robert Jordan pushed aside the saddle blanket that hung over the mouth of the cave and, stepping out, took a deep breath of the cold night air. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Isidor watched the stable-door constantly, and had the horses saddled, to be ready for the start. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- You remember, Mr. Moore, how wet and stormy it was last Wednesday--so wild, indeed, that she would not permit Zo? to be saddled? Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- All of this business of Pablo is something with which I should never have been saddled and it will be solved one way or another. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- I would have saddled a dozen horses, if he could only have ridden them all! Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- As he finished mending the pens, a horse, saddled and bridled, was brought up to the garden-gate. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- As we came down through the town we encountered a squad of little donkeys ready saddled for use. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The others all got down to fix their saddles, too. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Got your saddles covered up good? Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- All drooped low in the saddles. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- We killed a pair of _guardia civil_, he said, explaining the military saddles. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- There were six troopers and six of us, so it was a close thing, but we emptied four of their saddles at the first volley. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- The saddles are so made that the load will go on any saddle. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- They had the same conversation; the same silver dishes; the same saddles of mutton, boiled turkeys, and entrees. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- I seed 'em saddling his little nag as I passed at back o' t' rectory. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- I saw Murgatroyd saddling your horse in the yard. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- A faint murmur arose about the house from the few people who were left there, and there was a saddling of a horse and riding away. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
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