saddle-backed

[ sad-l-bakt ]

adjective

1. having the back or upper surface curved like a saddle.
2. having a saddlelike marking on the back, as certain birds.

saddle-backed

adjective

1. having the back curved in shape or concave like a saddle
2. having a saddleback

Word History and Origins

Origin of saddle-backed¹

First recorded in 1535–45

Example Sentences

It has been my wont to choose a saddle-backed feather for a dead shaft, and a swine-backed for a smooth flier.

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The church has a very picturesque outline, with a saddle-backed tower like that of St. Sampson's, in Guernsey.

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Staring in silence at the saddle-backed mountain, their minds traveled into the past.

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To reach it we had a longish walk and stiff climb, as it lies on the far side of a high, saddle-backed line of hills.

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I rode to Burradorgang, a saddle-backed hill bearing 117 degrees from our camp and distant 19 miles.

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