packsaddle

American  

[pak-sad-l] / ˈpækˌsæd l /

noun

1. a saddle specifically designed for holding or supporting the load on a pack animal.

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packsaddle British  

/ ˈpækˌsædəl /

noun

1. a saddle hung with packs, equipment, etc, used on a pack animal

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Etymology

Origin of packsaddle

First recorded in 1350–1400, packsaddle is from Middle English pakke saddil. See pack ¹, saddle

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Example Sentences

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packsaddle

Wrapped like a package, the bundle is tied with manty rope and lashed to each side of a Decker-style packsaddle.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 19, 2017

However, he was in too much of a hurry to be afraid of it; he ran off to the little grey horse and frenziedly but skilfully began to bind the traps upon the packsaddle.

From Active Service by Stephen Crane

OF. fils de bast son of the packsaddle; as the muleteers were accustomed to use their saddles for beds in the inns.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster

Why, my dear, this is the case—I am like the ass in the fable; and if I am doomed to carry a packsaddle, it is not much matter who drives me.

From Speed the Plough A Comedy, In Five Acts; As Performed At The Theatre Royal, Covent Garden by Thomas Morton

Forty years later a man past middle-age, riding a horse and leading another, to whose packsaddle was fastened a box, went slowly along that old trail in Southern Idaho, now almost obliterated by many-footed Progress.

From Trail Tales by James David Gillilan

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