packsaddle
a saddle specifically designed for holding or supporting the load on a pack animal.
Origin of packsaddle
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How to use packsaddle in a sentence
This morning early I sent out the hunters, and set several additional hands about the packsaddles.
The Journals of Lewis and Clark | Meriwether Lewis and William ClarkThe other packsaddles were constructed on Gregory's principle, and required less adjusting.
Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria | William LandsboroughThe ponies, though weak, bore their burdens and submitted to the packsaddles better than I had hoped.
Oh, I hear the jingle of the packsaddles—they are our own folk.'
Red Gauntlet | Sir Walter ScottIn shifting one of the packsaddles to get at the hammers, Blake knocked it against the sack on which the lantern had been set.
Out of the Depths | Robert Ames Bennet
British Dictionary definitions for packsaddle
/ (ˈpækˌsædəl) /
a saddle hung with packs, equipment, etc, used on a pack animal
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