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saddle
[ sad-l ]
/ ˈsæd l /
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noun
verb (used with object), sad·dled, sad·dling.
verb (used without object), sad·dled, sad·dling.
to put a saddle on a horse (often followed by up).
to mount into the saddle (often followed by up).
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Idioms about saddle
- in a position to direct or command; in control.
- at work; on the job.
in the saddle,
Origin of saddle
First recorded before 900; Middle English noun sadel, saddul, Old English sadol; cognate with German Sattel, Old Norse sǫthull; akin to Latin sella (from unattested sedla ) “seat, stool, chair”; Middle English verb sad(e)len, Old English sadolian, derivative of the noun; see also sit1
OTHER WORDS FROM saddle
sad·dle·less, adjectivesad·dle·like, adjectivere·sad·dle, verb, re·sad·dled, re·sad·dling.Words nearby saddle
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British Dictionary definitions for saddle
saddle
/ (ˈsædəl) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of saddle
saddleless, adjectivesaddle-like, adjectiveWord Origin for saddle
Old English sadol, sædel; related to Old Norse sothull, Old High German satul
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